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#492d60 color: Violet Indigo

#492d60 is rgb(73, 45, 96) in RGB and oklch(35.577% 0.09037 307.789) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

35.6%
0.090
308°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.49:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #492d60

#492d60 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.6% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.49:1 contrast and black text 1.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Indigo (#482d67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #492d60 mixed with white

  1. 492d60
  2. 59406f
  3. 6a547f
  4. 7b688e
  5. 8d7c9e
  6. 9f91ae
  7. b2a6be
  8. c5bcce
  9. d8d2de
  10. ebe8ee

Darker: #492d60 mixed with black

  1. 492d60
  2. 3e2652
  3. 341f45
  4. 2a1838
  5. 20112c
  6. 170b20
  7. 0e0615
  8. 06020a
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #492d60 with less saturation

  1. 492d60
  2. 482f5d
  3. 463159
  4. 453356
  5. 443452
  6. 42364e
  7. 41374b
  8. 403847
  9. 3f3a44
  10. 3d3b40

Questions about #492d60

What color is #492d60?

#492d60 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(73, 45, 96), in HSL hsl(272.94, 36.17%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.577% 0.09037 307.789).

What colors go well with #492d60?

The complementary color of #492d60 is #2e4403. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #32356a and #59274c. The triadic partners are #5a3100 and #004944.

Is white or black text more readable on #492d60?

White text reads better on #492d60: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.49:1 and black gives 1.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #492d60 a warm or cool color?

#492d60 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 35.6% and its chroma 0.09.