Skip to the color picker

#49296a color: Violet Indigo

#49296a is rgb(73, 41, 106) in RGB and oklch(35.555% 0.11083 304.014) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

270°
100%

35.6%
0.111
304°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc 8

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #49296a

#49296a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.6% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 304°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.61:1 contrast and black text 1.81:1, 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: #49296a mixed with white

  1. 49296a
  2. 593d79
  3. 6a5188
  4. 7b6696
  5. 8d7aa5
  6. 9f90b4
  7. b1a5c3
  8. c4bbd2
  9. d7d1e1
  10. ebe8f0

Darker: #49296a mixed with black

  1. 49296a
  2. 3e225b
  3. 341c4d
  4. 2a153f
  5. 200f31
  6. 170924
  7. 0e0518
  8. 06020d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #49296a with less saturation

  1. 49296a
  2. 482c66
  3. 462e61
  4. 45315d
  5. 443358
  6. 423454
  7. 41364f
  8. 40384a
  9. 3e3946
  10. 3d3b41

Questions about #49296a

What color is #49296a?

#49296a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(73, 41, 106), in HSL hsl(269.54, 44.22%, 28.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.555% 0.11083 304.014).

What colors go well with #49296a?

The complementary color of #49296a is #304400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2c3475 and #5c2053. The triadic partners are #5f2d00 and #004941.

Is white or black text more readable on #49296a?

White text reads better on #49296a: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and black gives 1.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #49296a a warm or cool color?

#49296a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 304 degrees, its lightness 35.6% and its chroma 0.111.