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#4e2462 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#4e2462 is rgb(78, 36, 98) in RGB and oklch(34.847% 0.11101 313.368) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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281°
100%

34.8%
0.111
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.98:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.75:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2462

#4e2462 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.8% lightness, 0.111 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.98:1 contrast and black text 1.75:1, 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: #4e2462 mixed with white

  1. 4e2462
  2. 5e3971
  3. 6f4d81
  4. 806290
  5. 9177a0
  6. a38daf
  7. b5a3bf
  8. c7b9cf
  9. d9d0df
  10. ece7ef

Darker: #4e2462 mixed with black

  1. 4e2462
  2. 431e54
  3. 381847
  4. 2d123a
  5. 230c2d
  6. 190721
  7. 0f0416
  8. 07020b
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2462 with less saturation

  1. 4e2462
  2. 4c275e
  3. 4a2a5a
  4. 482d56
  5. 462f53
  6. 44314f
  7. 42334b
  8. 403547
  9. 3e3742
  10. 3c383e

Questions about #4e2462

What color is #4e2462?

#4e2462 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 36, 98), in HSL hsl(280.65, 46.27%, 26.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.847% 0.11101 313.368).

What colors go well with #4e2462?

The complementary color of #4e2462 is #204500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #352e71 and #5f1c49. The triadic partners are #563000 and #004646.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2462?

White text reads better on #4e2462: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.98:1 and black gives 1.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2462 a warm or cool color?

#4e2462 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 34.8% and its chroma 0.111.