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#4e2562 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#4e2562 is rgb(78, 37, 98) in RGB and oklch(35% 0.10932 313.169) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

35%
0.109
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.90:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2562

#4e2562 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast and black text 1.76:1, 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: #4e2562 mixed with white

  1. 4e2562
  2. 5e3a71
  3. 6f4e81
  4. 806390
  5. 9178a0
  6. a38daf
  7. b5a3bf
  8. c7bacf
  9. d9d0df
  10. ece7ef

Darker: #4e2562 mixed with black

  1. 4e2562
  2. 431f54
  3. 381947
  4. 2d133a
  5. 230d2d
  6. 190821
  7. 0f0416
  8. 07020b
  9. 020003
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2562 with less saturation

  1. 4e2562
  2. 4c285e
  3. 4a2b5a
  4. 482d57
  5. 463053
  6. 45324f
  7. 43344b
  8. 413647
  9. 3f3743
  10. 3d393f

Questions about #4e2562

What color is #4e2562?

#4e2562 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 37, 98), in HSL hsl(280.33, 45.19%, 26.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(35% 0.10932 313.169).

What colors go well with #4e2562?

The complementary color of #4e2562 is #214500. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #352f71 and #5f1d49. The triadic partners are #573000 and #004746.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2562?

White text reads better on #4e2562: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and black gives 1.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2562 a warm or cool color?

#4e2562 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 35% and its chroma 0.109.