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#4e2167 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#4e2167 is rgb(78, 33, 103) in RGB and oklch(34.763% 0.12172 311.263) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

34.8%
0.122
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
12.09:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.74:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2167

#4e2167 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 12.09:1 contrast and black text 1.74:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is fuchsia-950.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2167 mixed with white

  1. 4e2167
  2. 5e3776
  3. 6f4c85
  4. 806194
  5. 9176a3
  6. a38cb2
  7. b5a2c2
  8. c7b9d1
  9. d9d0e0
  10. ece7f0

Darker: #4e2167 mixed with black

  1. 4e2167
  2. 431b59
  3. 38164b
  4. 2d103d
  5. 230b30
  6. 190623
  7. 0f0317
  8. 07010c
  9. 020004
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2167 with less saturation

  1. 4e2167
  2. 4c2563
  3. 4a285e
  4. 482b5a
  5. 462e56
  6. 443051
  7. 42334d
  8. 403548
  9. 3e3643
  10. 3c383f

Questions about #4e2167

What color is #4e2167?

#4e2167 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 33, 103), in HSL hsl(278.57, 51.47%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.763% 0.12172 311.263).

What colors go well with #4e2167?

The complementary color of #4e2167 is #214500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #322d76 and #60174c. The triadic partners are #572f00 and #004644.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2167?

White text reads better on #4e2167: white gives a contrast ratio of 12.09:1 and black gives 1.74:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2167 a warm or cool color?

#4e2167 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.122.