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#493786 color: Majestic Eggplant

#493786 is rgb(73, 55, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.053% 0.12674 289.958) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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254°
100%

40.1%
0.127
290°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.66:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.17:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #493786

#493786 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.1% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.66:1 contrast and black text 2.17:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant (#443388). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #493786 mixed with white

  1. 493786
  2. 584b93
  3. 695e9f
  4. 7a71ab
  5. 8b85b8
  6. 9d98c4
  7. b0acd0
  8. c3c1dc
  9. d7d5e8
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #493786 mixed with black

  1. 493786
  2. 3e2e74
  3. 342662
  4. 2a1e51
  5. 201640
  6. 170f30
  7. 0e0821
  8. 060313
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #493786 with less saturation

  1. 493786
  2. 483a80
  3. 483c7a
  4. 483e74
  5. 47406e
  6. 474268
  7. 474362
  8. 47455b
  9. 474655
  10. 47474e

Questions about #493786

What color is #493786?

#493786 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Majestic Eggplant. In RGB it is rgb(73, 55, 134), in HSL hsl(253.67, 41.8%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.053% 0.12674 289.958).

What colors go well with #493786?

The complementary color of #493786 is #4c4c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #19448b and #652b71. The triadic partners are #7a2c00 and #00583f.

Is white or black text more readable on #493786?

White text reads better on #493786: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.66:1 and black gives 2.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #493786 a warm or cool color?

#493786 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 40.1% and its chroma 0.127.