Skip to the color picker

#4e1942 color: Violet Carmine

#4e1942 is rgb(78, 25, 66) in RGB and oklch(31.292% 0.0965 337.584) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

314°
100%

31.3%
0.097
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.62:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.54:1Hard to read
Lc 0

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #4e1942

#4e1942 is a deep dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 31.3% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.62:1 contrast and black text 1.54:1, 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: #4e1942 mixed with white

  1. 4e1942
  2. 5f2f53
  3. 714465
  4. 825977
  5. 947089
  6. a5869c
  7. b79daf
  8. c9b5c2
  9. dbcdd6
  10. ede6ea

Darker: #4e1942 mixed with black

  1. 4e1942
  2. 431438
  3. 38102f
  4. 2d0b25
  5. 23071c
  6. 190414
  7. 0f020b
  8. 070105
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1942 with less saturation

  1. 4e1942
  2. 4c1c40
  3. 49203f
  4. 46223d
  5. 44253b
  6. 41273a
  7. 3e2938
  8. 3b2b36
  9. 382d35
  10. 342f33

Questions about #4e1942

What color is #4e1942?

#4e1942 is deep dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(78, 25, 66), in HSL hsl(313.58, 51.46%, 20.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.292% 0.0965 337.584).

What colors go well with #4e1942?

The complementary color of #4e1942 is #003f1c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e2056 and #571528. The triadic partners are #3d3000 and #00394a.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1942?

White text reads better on #4e1942: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and black gives 1.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1942 a warm or cool color?

#4e1942 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 31.3% and its chroma 0.097.