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#462168 color: Fading Horizon

#462168 is rgb(70, 33, 104) in RGB and oklch(33.769% 0.12031 304.694) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

33.8%
0.120
305°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-950
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.68:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #462168

#462168 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 33.8% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 305°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.52:1 contrast and black text 1.68:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fading Horizon (#442266). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #462168 mixed with white

  1. 462168
  2. 563777
  3. 674c86
  4. 796195
  5. 8b76a4
  6. 9d8cb3
  7. b0a2c2
  8. c3b9d1
  9. d7d0e1
  10. ebe7f0

Darker: #462168 mixed with black

  1. 462168
  2. 3c1b59
  3. 32164b
  4. 28103e
  5. 1e0b30
  6. 150624
  7. 0d0318
  8. 05010c
  9. 020004
  10. 000000

Calmer: #462168 with less saturation

  1. 462168
  2. 442563
  3. 43285f
  4. 412a5a
  5. 402d55
  6. 3e2f50
  7. 3d314b
  8. 3c3347
  9. 3a3442
  10. 39363c

Questions about #462168

What color is #462168?

#462168 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Fading Horizon. In RGB it is rgb(70, 33, 104), in HSL hsl(271.27, 51.82%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(33.769% 0.12031 304.694).

What colors go well with #462168?

The complementary color of #462168 is #2b3f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #272d74 and #5a1750. The triadic partners are #582900 and #00443c.

Is white or black text more readable on #462168?

White text reads better on #462168: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.52:1 and black gives 1.68:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #462168 a warm or cool color?

#462168 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 305 degrees, its lightness 33.8% and its chroma 0.12.