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#462d69 color: Violet Indigo

#462d69 is rgb(70, 45, 105) in RGB and oklch(35.821% 0.10195 300.584) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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265°
100%

35.8%
0.102
301°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #462d69

#462d69 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.8% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 301°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.41:1 contrast and black text 1.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Indigo (#482d67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #462d69 mixed with white

  1. 462d69
  2. 564178
  3. 675487
  4. 786895
  5. 8a7da4
  6. 9d91b3
  7. b0a6c2
  8. c3bcd1
  9. d7d2e0
  10. ebe8f0

Darker: #462d69 mixed with black

  1. 462d69
  2. 3c265a
  3. 321f4c
  4. 28183e
  5. 1e1131
  6. 150b24
  7. 0d0618
  8. 05020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #462d69 with less saturation

  1. 462d69
  2. 452f65
  3. 443160
  4. 43335c
  5. 423558
  6. 413653
  7. 40384f
  8. 3f394a
  9. 3e3a46
  10. 3d3b41

Questions about #462d69

What color is #462d69?

#462d69 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(70, 45, 105), in HSL hsl(265, 40%, 29.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.821% 0.10195 300.584).

What colors go well with #462d69?

The complementary color of #462d69 is #364400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #293771 and #592555. The triadic partners are #612c00 and #004a3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #462d69?

White text reads better on #462d69: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and black gives 1.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #462d69 a warm or cool color?

#462d69 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 301 degrees, its lightness 35.8% and its chroma 0.102.