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#4e2663 color: Elegant Purple Gown

#4e2663 is rgb(78, 38, 99) in RGB and oklch(35.224% 0.10881 312.398) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

35.2%
0.109
312°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • fuchsia-950
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.78:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2663

#4e2663 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.2% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 312°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.79:1 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: #4e2663 mixed with white

  1. 4e2663
  2. 5e3b72
  3. 6f4f81
  4. 806391
  5. 9178a0
  6. a38eb0
  7. b5a4bf
  8. c7bacf
  9. d9d1df
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #4e2663 mixed with black

  1. 4e2663
  2. 432055
  3. 381947
  4. 2d133a
  5. 230d2e
  6. 190821
  7. 0f0416
  8. 07020b
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2663 with less saturation

  1. 4e2663
  2. 4c295f
  3. 4a2c5b
  4. 492e57
  5. 473054
  6. 453350
  7. 43344c
  8. 413648
  9. 3f3843
  10. 3d3a3f

Questions about #4e2663

What color is #4e2663?

#4e2663 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 99), in HSL hsl(279.34, 44.53%, 26.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.224% 0.10881 312.398).

What colors go well with #4e2663?

The complementary color of #4e2663 is #234600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #353071 and #5f1e4a. The triadic partners are #583000 and #004746.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2663?

White text reads better on #4e2663: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.79:1 and black gives 1.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2663 a warm or cool color?

#4e2663 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 312 degrees, its lightness 35.2% and its chroma 0.109.