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#492a66 color: Violet Indigo

#492a66 is rgb(73, 42, 102) in RGB and oklch(35.442% 0.10385 305.601) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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271°
100%

35.4%
0.104
306°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.81:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #492a66

#492a66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.4% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 306°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.63:1 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: #492a66 mixed with white

  1. 492a66
  2. 593e75
  3. 6a5284
  4. 7b6693
  5. 8d7ba2
  6. 9f90b1
  7. b2a5c1
  8. c4bbd0
  9. d8d1e0
  10. ebe8ef

Darker: #492a66 mixed with black

  1. 492a66
  2. 3e2358
  3. 341c4a
  4. 2a163c
  5. 20102f
  6. 170a23
  7. 0e0517
  8. 06020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #492a66 with less saturation

  1. 492a66
  2. 482c62
  3. 462f5e
  4. 45315a
  5. 443356
  6. 423451
  7. 41364d
  8. 403849
  9. 3e3945
  10. 3d3a40

Questions about #492a66

What color is #492a66?

#492a66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(73, 42, 102), in HSL hsl(271, 41.67%, 28.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.442% 0.10385 305.601).

What colors go well with #492a66?

The complementary color of #492a66 is #2f4400. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2e3471 and #5b2250. The triadic partners are #5d2d00 and #004942.

Is white or black text more readable on #492a66?

White text reads better on #492a66: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and black gives 1.81:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #492a66 a warm or cool color?

#492a66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 306 degrees, its lightness 35.4% and its chroma 0.104.