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#463979 color: Sage Violet

#463979 is rgb(70, 57, 121) in RGB and oklch(39.193% 0.10491 290.041) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

39.2%
0.105
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • indigo-900
  • Black 53%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #463979

#463979 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 39.2% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.9:1 contrast and black text 2.12:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sage Violet (#413c7b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #463979 mixed with white

  1. 463979
  2. 564c87
  3. 665e94
  4. 7871a1
  5. 8a85af
  6. 9c98bc
  7. afacca
  8. c2c0d7
  9. d6d5e4
  10. eaeaf2

Darker: #463979 mixed with black

  1. 463979
  2. 3c3068
  3. 322858
  4. 281f48
  5. 1e1739
  6. 15102b
  7. 0d091d
  8. 050410
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #463979 with less saturation

  1. 463979
  2. 463b74
  3. 453d6f
  4. 453e6a
  5. 453f65
  6. 454160
  7. 45425b
  8. 454356
  9. 454450
  10. 45454b

Questions about #463979

What color is #463979?

#463979 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Sage Violet. In RGB it is rgb(70, 57, 121), in HSL hsl(252.19, 35.96%, 34.9%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.193% 0.10491 290.041).

What colors go well with #463979?

The complementary color of #463979 is #4a4900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #21447d and #5e3068. The triadic partners are #703000 and #00563d.

Is white or black text more readable on #463979?

White text reads better on #463979: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.9:1 and black gives 2.12:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #463979 a warm or cool color?

#463979 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 39.2% and its chroma 0.105.