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#49347d color: Galactic Compass

#49347d is rgb(73, 52, 125) in RGB and oklch(38.844% 0.11877 293.351) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

38.8%
0.119
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 51%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.14:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.07:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #49347d

#49347d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 38.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.14:1 contrast and black text 2.07:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Galactic Compass (#48357b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #49347d mixed with white

  1. 49347d
  2. 59488a
  3. 695b98
  4. 7a6ea5
  5. 8c82b2
  6. 9e96bf
  7. b0aacc
  8. c3bfd9
  9. d7d4e5
  10. ebe9f2

Darker: #49347d mixed with black

  1. 49347d
  2. 3e2c6c
  3. 34245b
  4. 2a1c4b
  5. 20153b
  6. 170e2c
  7. 0e071e
  8. 060311
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #49347d with less saturation

  1. 49347d
  2. 483778
  3. 483972
  4. 473b6d
  5. 463d67
  6. 463e62
  7. 46405c
  8. 454156
  9. 454250
  10. 45434b

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Colors that go with #49347d

Complementary
#49347d#454a00
Analogous
#49347d#214083#622a68
Triadic
#49347d#732c00#005440
Split
#49347d#5d3e00#0d5411

Questions about #49347d

What color is #49347d?

#49347d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Galactic Compass. In RGB it is rgb(73, 52, 125), in HSL hsl(257.26, 41.24%, 34.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.844% 0.11877 293.351).

What colors go well with #49347d?

The complementary color of #49347d is #454a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #214083 and #622a68. The triadic partners are #732c00 and #005440.

Is white or black text more readable on #49347d?

White text reads better on #49347d: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and black gives 2.07:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #49347d a warm or cool color?

#49347d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 38.8% and its chroma 0.119.