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#4e1a42 color: Violet Carmine

#4e1a42 is rgb(78, 26, 66) in RGB and oklch(31.428% 0.0948 337.685) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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314°
100%

31.4%
0.095
338°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Graphite
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 69%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
13.55:1Readable · AA
Lc -103
Black text
1.55:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e1a42

#4e1a42 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 31.4% lightness, 0.095 chroma and a hue of 338°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 13.55:1 contrast and black text 1.55:1, 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: #4e1a42 mixed with white

  1. 4e1a42
  2. 5f2f53
  3. 714565
  4. 825a76
  5. 947089
  6. a5879c
  7. b79eaf
  8. c9b5c2
  9. dbcdd6
  10. ede6ea

Darker: #4e1a42 mixed with black

  1. 4e1a42
  2. 431538
  3. 38102f
  4. 2d0c25
  5. 23071c
  6. 190414
  7. 0f020b
  8. 070105
  9. 020001
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e1a42 with less saturation

  1. 4e1a42
  2. 4c1d40
  3. 49203f
  4. 46233d
  5. 44253c
  6. 41283a
  7. 3e2a38
  8. 3b2c37
  9. 382e35
  10. 353033

Questions about #4e1a42

What color is #4e1a42?

#4e1a42 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Carmine. In RGB it is rgb(78, 26, 66), in HSL hsl(313.85, 50%, 20.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(31.428% 0.0948 337.685).

What colors go well with #4e1a42?

The complementary color of #4e1a42 is #003f1d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f2156 and #571728. The triadic partners are #3d3100 and #003a4b.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e1a42?

White text reads better on #4e1a42: white gives a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and black gives 1.55:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e1a42 a warm or cool color?

#4e1a42 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 338 degrees, its lightness 31.4% and its chroma 0.095.