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#462e69 color: Violet Indigo

#462e69 is rgb(70, 46, 105) in RGB and oklch(36.002% 0.10022 300.198) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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264°
100%

36%
0.100
300°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.32:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #462e69

#462e69 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.32:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, 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: #462e69 mixed with white

  1. 462e69
  2. 564178
  3. 675587
  4. 786995
  5. 8a7da4
  6. 9d92b3
  7. b0a7c2
  8. c3bcd1
  9. d7d2e0
  10. ebe8f0

Darker: #462e69 mixed with black

  1. 462e69
  2. 3c275a
  3. 321f4c
  4. 28183e
  5. 1e1231
  6. 150b24
  7. 0d0618
  8. 05020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #462e69 with less saturation

  1. 462e69
  2. 453065
  3. 443261
  4. 43345c
  5. 423558
  6. 413754
  7. 40384f
  8. 3f3a4b
  9. 3f3b46
  10. 3e3c42

Questions about #462e69

What color is #462e69?

#462e69 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(70, 46, 105), in HSL hsl(264.41, 39.07%, 29.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.002% 0.10022 300.198).

What colors go well with #462e69?

The complementary color of #462e69 is #374400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #293871 and #592656. The triadic partners are #612d00 and #004b3f.

Is white or black text more readable on #462e69?

White text reads better on #462e69: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #462e69 a warm or cool color?

#462e69 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 36% and its chroma 0.1.