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#4d236a color: Elegant Purple Gown

#4d236a is rgb(77, 35, 106) in RGB and oklch(35.133% 0.12177 308.639) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

35.1%
0.122
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4d236a

#4d236a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.1% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast and black text 1.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4d236a mixed with white

  1. 4d236a
  2. 5d3979
  3. 6e4d88
  4. 7f6296
  5. 9078a5
  6. a28db4
  7. b4a3c3
  8. c6bad2
  9. d9d0e1
  10. ece7f0

Darker: #4d236a mixed with black

  1. 4d236a
  2. 421d5b
  3. 37174d
  4. 2c113f
  5. 220c31
  6. 180724
  7. 0f0418
  8. 07010d
  9. 020004
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4d236a with less saturation

  1. 4d236a
  2. 4b2765
  3. 492a61
  4. 482d5c
  5. 462f58
  6. 443253
  7. 42344e
  8. 40364a
  9. 3e3845
  10. 3d3940

Questions about #4d236a

What color is #4d236a?

#4d236a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(77, 35, 106), in HSL hsl(275.49, 50.35%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.133% 0.12177 308.639).

What colors go well with #4d236a?

The complementary color of #4d236a is #274500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #302f78 and #601950. The triadic partners are #5a2e00 and #004843.

Is white or black text more readable on #4d236a?

White text reads better on #4d236a: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and black gives 1.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4d236a a warm or cool color?

#4d236a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 35.1% and its chroma 0.122.