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#4e2951 color: Murasaki

#4e2951 is rgb(78, 41, 81) in RGB and oklch(34.618% 0.0817 324.384) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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296°
100%

34.6%
0.082
324°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 68%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.93:1Readable · AA
Lc -101
Black text
1.76:1Hard to read
Lc 0

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About #4e2951

#4e2951 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 34.6% lightness, 0.082 chroma and a hue of 324°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.93:1 contrast and black text 1.76:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Murasaki (#4f284b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2951 mixed with white

  1. 4e2951
  2. 5f3c61
  3. 6f5071
  4. 806482
  5. 927993
  6. a38ea5
  7. b5a4b6
  8. c7bac8
  9. dad0da
  10. ece8ec

Darker: #4e2951 mixed with black

  1. 4e2951
  2. 432245
  3. 381c3a
  4. 2d152f
  5. 230f24
  6. 19091a
  7. 0f0510
  8. 070207
  9. 020102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2951 with less saturation

  1. 4e2951
  2. 4c2b4f
  3. 4a2d4c
  4. 482f4a
  5. 463148
  6. 443246
  7. 423443
  8. 403541
  9. 3e373e
  10. 3c383c

Questions about #4e2951

What color is #4e2951?

#4e2951 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Murasaki. In RGB it is rgb(78, 41, 81), in HSL hsl(295.5, 32.79%, 23.92%) and in OKLCH oklch(34.618% 0.0817 324.384).

What colors go well with #4e2951?

The complementary color of #4e2951 is #1a441c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3d305f and #59253c. The triadic partners are #4d3500 and #00444c.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2951?

White text reads better on #4e2951: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and black gives 1.76:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2951 a warm or cool color?

#4e2951 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 324 degrees, its lightness 34.6% and its chroma 0.082.