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#4b347a color: Galactic Compass

#4b347a is rgb(75, 52, 122) in RGB and oklch(38.837% 0.11474 295.749) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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260°
100%

38.8%
0.115
296°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 52%

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 #4b347a

#4b347a is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 38.8% lightness, 0.115 chroma and a hue of 296°.

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: #4b347a mixed with white

  1. 4b347a
  2. 5b4788
  3. 6b5b95
  4. 7c6ea2
  5. 8d82b0
  6. 9f96bd
  7. b2aaca
  8. c4bfd7
  9. d8d4e5
  10. ebe9f2

Darker: #4b347a mixed with black

  1. 4b347a
  2. 402c69
  3. 352459
  4. 2b1c49
  5. 21153a
  6. 170e2b
  7. 0e071d
  8. 060310
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4b347a with less saturation

  1. 4b347a
  2. 4a3675
  3. 493970
  4. 483b6a
  5. 483c65
  6. 473e60
  7. 46405b
  8. 464155
  9. 454250
  10. 45434a

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Colors that go with #4b347a

Complementary
#4b347a#434a00
Analogous
#4b347a#274081#622a65
Triadic
#4b347a#702f00#005442
Split
#4b347a#5c3f00#075418

Questions about #4b347a

What color is #4b347a?

#4b347a is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Galactic Compass. In RGB it is rgb(75, 52, 122), in HSL hsl(259.71, 40.23%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(38.837% 0.11474 295.749).

What colors go well with #4b347a?

The complementary color of #4b347a is #434a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274081 and #622a65. The triadic partners are #702f00 and #005442.

Is white or black text more readable on #4b347a?

White text reads better on #4b347a: 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 #4b347a a warm or cool color?

#4b347a is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 296 degrees, its lightness 38.8% and its chroma 0.115.