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#442879 color: Clear Purple

#442879 is rgb(68, 40, 121) in RGB and oklch(35.967% 0.13123 294.826) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

36%
0.131
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #442879

#442879 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness, 0.131 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast and black text 1.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Clear Purple (#412a7a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #442879 mixed with white

  1. 442879
  2. 543e87
  3. 645295
  4. 7667a2
  5. 887cb0
  6. 9b91bd
  7. aea6ca
  8. c1bcd8
  9. d6d2e5
  10. eae8f2

Darker: #442879 mixed with black

  1. 442879
  2. 3a2168
  3. 301b58
  4. 261548
  5. 1d0f39
  6. 14092b
  7. 0c041d
  8. 050210
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #442879 with less saturation

  1. 442879
  2. 432c73
  3. 422f6d
  4. 413168
  5. 403462
  6. 40365c
  7. 3f3756
  8. 3e3950
  9. 3e3a4a
  10. 3d3c43

Questions about #442879

What color is #442879?

#442879 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Clear Purple. In RGB it is rgb(68, 40, 121), in HSL hsl(260.74, 50.31%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.967% 0.13123 294.826).

What colors go well with #442879?

The complementary color of #442879 is #3c4200. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #193681 and #5d1c62. The triadic partners are #672700 and #004b3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #442879?

White text reads better on #442879: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and black gives 1.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #442879 a warm or cool color?

#442879 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 36% and its chroma 0.131.