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#42276a color: Fading Horizon

#42276a is rgb(66, 39, 106) in RGB and oklch(34.381% 0.11258 298.928) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

34.4%
0.113
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.73:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #42276a

#42276a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 34.4% lightness, 0.113 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.14:1 contrast and black text 1.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #42276a mixed with white

  1. 42276a
  2. 523c79
  3. 635088
  4. 756497
  5. 8779a5
  6. 9a8fb4
  7. ada4c3
  8. c1bad2
  9. d5d1e1
  10. eae8f0

Darker: #42276a mixed with black

  1. 42276a
  2. 38205b
  3. 2f1a4d
  4. 25143f
  5. 1c0e31
  6. 140824
  7. 0b0418
  8. 05020d
  9. 010104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #42276a with less saturation

  1. 42276a
  2. 412a65
  3. 402c61
  4. 3f2e5c
  5. 3e3057
  6. 3d3252
  7. 3c344d
  8. 3b3548
  9. 3a3643
  10. 3a383e

Questions about #42276a

What color is #42276a?

#42276a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(66, 39, 106), in HSL hsl(264.18, 46.21%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.381% 0.11258 298.928).

What colors go well with #42276a?

The complementary color of #42276a is #343f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #223272 and #571e55. The triadic partners are #5e2700 and #00463a.

Is white or black text more readable on #42276a?

White text reads better on #42276a: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and black gives 1.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #42276a a warm or cool color?

#42276a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 34.4% and its chroma 0.113.