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#4e2a63 color: Violet Indigo

#4e2a63 is rgb(78, 42, 99) in RGB and oklch(35.874% 0.10179 311.475) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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278°
100%

35.9%
0.102
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • mauve-700
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.44:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.84:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #4e2a63

#4e2a63 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.9% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.44:1 contrast and black text 1.84:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Indigo (#482d67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2a63 mixed with white

  1. 4e2a63
  2. 5e3e72
  3. 6f5281
  4. 806691
  5. 917ba0
  6. a290b0
  7. b4a5bf
  8. c7bbcf
  9. d9d1df
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #4e2a63 mixed with black

  1. 4e2a63
  2. 432355
  3. 381c47
  4. 2d163a
  5. 23102e
  6. 190a21
  7. 0f0516
  8. 07020b
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2a63 with less saturation

  1. 4e2a63
  2. 4c2d5f
  3. 4b2f5c
  4. 493158
  5. 473354
  6. 463550
  7. 44374d
  8. 423849
  9. 403a45
  10. 3e3b41

Questions about #4e2a63

What color is #4e2a63?

#4e2a63 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(78, 42, 99), in HSL hsl(277.89, 40.43%, 27.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.874% 0.10179 311.475).

What colors go well with #4e2a63?

The complementary color of #4e2a63 is #284700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #353370 and #5e234c. The triadic partners are #5b3200 and #004947.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2a63?

White text reads better on #4e2a63: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and black gives 1.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2a63 a warm or cool color?

#4e2a63 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 35.9% and its chroma 0.102.