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#4d256a color: Elegant Purple Gown

#4d256a is rgb(77, 37, 106) in RGB and oklch(35.429% 0.11861 308.205) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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275°
100%

35.4%
0.119
308°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 58%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.74:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.79:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #4d256a

#4d256a is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.4% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.74:1 contrast and black text 1.79:1, 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: #4d256a mixed with white

  1. 4d256a
  2. 5d3a79
  3. 6e4f88
  4. 7f6496
  5. 9079a5
  6. a28eb4
  7. b4a4c3
  8. c6bad2
  9. d9d1e1
  10. ece8f0

Darker: #4d256a mixed with black

  1. 4d256a
  2. 421f5b
  3. 37194d
  4. 2c133f
  5. 220d31
  6. 180824
  7. 0f0418
  8. 07020d
  9. 020004
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4d256a with less saturation

  1. 4d256a
  2. 4b2866
  3. 4a2b61
  4. 482e5d
  5. 463158
  6. 443353
  7. 43354f
  8. 41374a
  9. 3f3845
  10. 3d3a41

Questions about #4d256a

What color is #4d256a?

#4d256a is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(77, 37, 106), in HSL hsl(274.78, 48.25%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.429% 0.11861 308.205).

What colors go well with #4d256a?

The complementary color of #4d256a is #294600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #303077 and #601b50. The triadic partners are #5c2f00 and #004844.

Is white or black text more readable on #4d256a?

White text reads better on #4d256a: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and black gives 1.79:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4d256a a warm or cool color?

#4d256a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 35.4% and its chroma 0.119.