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#4e2662 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#4e2662 is rgb(78, 38, 98) in RGB and oklch(35.157% 0.1076 312.962) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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280°
100%

35.2%
0.108
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.81:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2662

#4e2662 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.2% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.81:1 contrast and black text 1.78:1, 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: #4e2662 mixed with white

  1. 4e2662
  2. 5e3a71
  3. 6f4f81
  4. 806390
  5. 91789f
  6. a38eaf
  7. b5a4bf
  8. c7bacf
  9. d9d0df
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #4e2662 mixed with black

  1. 4e2662
  2. 432054
  3. 381947
  4. 2d133a
  5. 230d2d
  6. 190821
  7. 0f0416
  8. 07020b
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2662 with less saturation

  1. 4e2662
  2. 4c295e
  3. 4a2c5a
  4. 482e57
  5. 473053
  6. 45324f
  7. 43344b
  8. 413647
  9. 3f3843
  10. 3d393f

Questions about #4e2662

What color is #4e2662?

#4e2662 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 98), in HSL hsl(280, 44.12%, 26.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.157% 0.1076 312.962).

What colors go well with #4e2662?

The complementary color of #4e2662 is #224600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #353070 and #5f1e49. The triadic partners are #583100 and #004746.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2662?

White text reads better on #4e2662: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2662 a warm or cool color?

#4e2662 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 35.2% and its chroma 0.108.