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#462e51 color: Purple Pennant

#462e51 is rgb(70, 46, 81) in RGB and oklch(34.508% 0.06646 314.657) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

34.5%
0.066
315°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • mauve-700
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.86:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.77:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #462e51

#462e51 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.5% lightness, 0.066 chroma and a hue of 315°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.86:1 contrast and black text 1.77:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Pennant (#452e4a). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #462e51 mixed with white

  1. 462e51
  2. 574161
  3. 685471
  4. 796782
  5. 8b7b93
  6. 9e90a5
  7. b1a5b6
  8. c4bbc8
  9. d7d1da
  10. ebe8ec

Darker: #462e51 mixed with black

  1. 462e51
  2. 3c2745
  3. 321f3a
  4. 28182f
  5. 1e1224
  6. 150b1a
  7. 0d0610
  8. 050207
  9. 020102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #462e51 with less saturation

  1. 462e51
  2. 452f4f
  3. 44314c
  4. 42324a
  5. 413348
  6. 403445
  7. 3e3543
  8. 3d3641
  9. 3c373e
  10. 3a383c

Questions about #462e51

What color is #462e51?

#462e51 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Pennant. In RGB it is rgb(70, 46, 81), in HSL hsl(281.14, 27.56%, 24.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.508% 0.06646 314.657).

What colors go well with #462e51?

The complementary color of #462e51 is #2a411c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #36345a and #512a41. The triadic partners are #4d3309 and #004444.

Is white or black text more readable on #462e51?

White text reads better on #462e51: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.86:1 and black gives 1.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #462e51 a warm or cool color?

#462e51 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 315 degrees, its lightness 34.5% and its chroma 0.066.