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#4a356c color: Petunia

#4a356c is rgb(74, 53, 108) in RGB and oklch(37.963% 0.09297 299.59) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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263°
100%

38%
0.093
300°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • slate-700
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -98
Black text
2.02:1Hard to read
Lc 10

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About #4a356c

#4a356c is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 38% lightness, 0.093 chroma and a hue of 300°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.41:1 contrast and black text 2.02:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Petunia (#4d3466). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-700.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4a356c mixed with white

  1. 4a356c
  2. 5a487a
  3. 6a5a89
  4. 7c6e97
  5. 8d81a6
  6. 9f95b5
  7. b2aac3
  8. c4bed2
  9. d8d4e1
  10. ebe9f0

Darker: #4a356c mixed with black

  1. 4a356c
  2. 3f2d5d
  3. 35254e
  4. 2a1d40
  5. 201532
  6. 170e25
  7. 0e0819
  8. 06030d
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4a356c with less saturation

  1. 4a356c
  2. 493768
  3. 483864
  4. 473a60
  5. 473b5c
  6. 463d58
  7. 453e53
  8. 443f4f
  9. 44404b
  10. 434147

Questions about #4a356c

What color is #4a356c?

#4a356c is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Petunia. In RGB it is rgb(74, 53, 108), in HSL hsl(262.91, 34.16%, 31.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(37.963% 0.09297 299.59).

What colors go well with #4a356c?

The complementary color of #4a356c is #3d4900. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f3e73 and #5d2e5a. The triadic partners are #653400 and #005144.

Is white or black text more readable on #4a356c?

White text reads better on #4a356c: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and black gives 2.02:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4a356c a warm or cool color?

#4a356c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 300 degrees, its lightness 38% and its chroma 0.093.