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#4c1942 color: Violet Carmine

#4c1942 is rgb(76, 25, 66) in RGB and oklch(30.957% 0.09489 336.06) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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312°
100%

31%
0.095
336°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 70%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.77:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.53:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4c1942

#4c1942 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 31% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 336°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.77:1 contrast and black text 1.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Carmine (#531745). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4c1942 mixed with white

  1. 4c1942
  2. 5d2f53
  3. 6f4465
  4. 815977
  5. 926f89
  6. a4869c
  7. b69daf
  8. c8b5c2
  9. dacdd6
  10. ede6ea

Darker: #4c1942 mixed with black

  1. 4c1942
  2. 411438
  3. 36102f
  4. 2c0b25
  5. 22071c
  6. 180414
  7. 0f020b
  8. 060105
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4c1942 with less saturation

  1. 4c1942
  2. 4a1c40
  3. 471f3f
  4. 45223d
  5. 42243b
  6. 3f2739
  7. 3d2938
  8. 3a2b36
  9. 372d34
  10. 332e32

Questions about #4c1942

What color is #4c1942?

#4c1942 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(76, 25, 66), in HSL hsl(311.76, 50.5%, 19.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(30.957% 0.09489 336.06).

What colors go well with #4c1942?

The complementary color of #4c1942 is #003d1a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3c2055 and #551529. The triadic partners are #3d2f00 and #003948.

Is white or black text more readable on #4c1942?

White text reads better on #4c1942: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and black gives 1.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4c1942 a warm or cool color?

#4c1942 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 336 degrees, its lightness 31% and its chroma 0.095.