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#4d358b color: Blue Gem

#4d358b is rgb(77, 53, 139) in RGB and oklch(40.486% 0.1366 292.027) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

40.5%
0.137
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4d358b

#4d358b is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.137 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.56:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Gem (#4b3c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4d358b mixed with white

  1. 4d358b
  2. 5c4997
  3. 6c5da3
  4. 7d70af
  5. 8e84bb
  6. a098c7
  7. b2acd2
  8. c5c0de
  9. d8d5e9
  10. ebeaf4

Darker: #4d358b mixed with black

  1. 4d358b
  2. 422d78
  3. 372566
  4. 2c1d54
  5. 221543
  6. 180e32
  7. 0f0823
  8. 070314
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4d358b with less saturation

  1. 4d358b
  2. 4c3885
  3. 4b3b7e
  4. 4b3e78
  5. 4a4071
  6. 4a426b
  7. 494464
  8. 49455e
  9. 494757
  10. 494850

Questions about #4d358b

What color is #4d358b?

#4d358b is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(77, 53, 139), in HSL hsl(256.74, 44.79%, 37.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.486% 0.1366 292.027).

What colors go well with #4d358b?

The complementary color of #4d358b is #4b4e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c4391 and #692874. The triadic partners are #7b2e00 and #005a43.

Is white or black text more readable on #4d358b?

White text reads better on #4d358b: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4d358b a warm or cool color?

#4d358b is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.137.