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#4f5fa9 color: Chinese Bellflower

#4f5fa9 is rgb(79, 95, 169) in RGB and oklch(50.855% 0.11865 272.359) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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229°
100%

50.9%
0.119
272°
  • Indigo
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.54:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #4f5fa9

#4f5fa9 is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 50.9% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 272°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.93:1 contrast and black text 3.54:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower (#4d5aaf). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium indigo colors

Lighter: #4f5fa9 mixed with white

  1. 4f5fa9
  2. 5f6fb2
  3. 6f7ebb
  4. 7f8ec4
  5. 909ecd
  6. a2aed6
  7. b4bede
  8. c6cee7
  9. d9deef
  10. eceef7

Darker: #4f5fa9 mixed with black

  1. 4f5fa9
  2. 445292
  3. 38447c
  4. 2e3867
  5. 232c53
  6. 19203f
  7. 10152c
  8. 070a1b
  9. 02030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4f5fa9 with less saturation

  1. 4f5fa9
  2. 5160a2
  3. 53619c
  4. 556295
  5. 58638f
  6. 5a6488
  7. 5c6481
  8. 5e657b
  9. 616574
  10. 63656d

Questions about #4f5fa9

What color is #4f5fa9?

#4f5fa9 is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chinese Bellflower. In RGB it is rgb(79, 95, 169), in HSL hsl(229.33, 36.29%, 48.63%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.855% 0.11865 272.359).

What colors go well with #4f5fa9?

The complementary color of #4f5fa9 is #7e6200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #096ca3 and #73539d. The triadic partners are #9e4837 and #1e7842.

Is white or black text more readable on #4f5fa9?

White text reads better on #4f5fa9: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.93:1 and black gives 3.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4f5fa9 a warm or cool color?

#4f5fa9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 272 degrees, its lightness 50.9% and its chroma 0.119.