Twilight Color
Twilight is a blue color with hex code #4E518B. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with twilight, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Twilight Color Values
What Does Twilight Mean?
Twilight belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Twilight sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Twilight is classified as a blue (nearest centroid: moderate purplish blue, #4E5180).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Twilight
Twilight and #8C894F are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #4F718C and #6B4F8C, which sit beside twilight on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair twilight with triadic partners #8C4F52 and #528C4F. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Chambray —
#354E8C(Delta E 7) - East Bay —
#414C7D(Delta E 7) - Dusk —
#4E5481(Delta E 8) - Dusky Blue —
#475F94(Delta E 9) - Denim Blue —
#3B5B92(Delta E 9)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #4E518B; }
.background { background-color: #4E518B; }
.border { border: 2px solid #4E518B; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #4E518B40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for twilight?
Twilight has the hex code #4E518B. In RGB notation it is rgb(78, 81, 139), in HSL it is hsl(237, 28%, 43%), and its OKLCH value is 0.46, 0.094, 279.8.
What does the color twilight mean?
Blue-family colors like twilight carry distinct psychological associations. Twilight belongs to the blue family of colors. Blue wins popularity surveys in every culture that runs them, and corporate design reflects it. Trust and stability are the usual words people reach for. Dark navies project authority, pale blues open a layout up, and almost nothing clashes with it. Twilight sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with twilight?
Twilight has three easy routes: its complement #8C894F for punch, its neighbors #4F718C and #6B4F8C for something calmer, or triadic partners #8C4F52 and #528C4F when you want energy.
Is twilight a standard web color?
No — Twilight is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #4E518B or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make twilight lighter or darker?
To lighten twilight, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #E2E2EE (lightest tint) to #0D0D17 (darkest shade).
About Twilight
Twilight is classified as a Blue in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Blue hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD, meodai.
Use our Color Converter to convert #4E518B to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.