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#4e266e color: Purple Seduction

#4e266e is rgb(78, 38, 110) in RGB and oklch(36.002% 0.12221 306.857) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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273°
100%

36%
0.122
307°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 57%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.50:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.83:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #4e266e

#4e266e is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness, 0.122 chroma and a hue of 307°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.5:1 contrast and black text 1.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Purple Seduction (#522a6f). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e266e mixed with white

  1. 4e266e
  2. 5e3b7d
  3. 6e508b
  4. 7f6599
  5. 9079a8
  6. a28fb6
  7. b4a4c5
  8. c6bbd3
  9. d9d1e2
  10. ece8f0

Darker: #4e266e mixed with black

  1. 4e266e
  2. 43205f
  3. 381950
  4. 2d1341
  5. 230d33
  6. 190826
  7. 0f0419
  8. 07020e
  9. 020104
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e266e with less saturation

  1. 4e266e
  2. 4c2a69
  3. 4b2d65
  4. 492f60
  5. 47325b
  6. 453456
  7. 443651
  8. 42384c
  9. 403a47
  10. 3f3c42

Questions about #4e266e

What color is #4e266e?

#4e266e is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Purple Seduction. In RGB it is rgb(78, 38, 110), in HSL hsl(273.33, 48.65%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.002% 0.12221 306.857).

What colors go well with #4e266e?

The complementary color of #4e266e is #2d4700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f327b and #621c54. The triadic partners are #5f2f00 and #004a44.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e266e?

White text reads better on #4e266e: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and black gives 1.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e266e a warm or cool color?

#4e266e is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 307 degrees, its lightness 36% and its chroma 0.122.