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#4e2b56 color: Scarlet Gum

#4e2b56 is rgb(78, 43, 86) in RGB and oklch(35.253% 0.08368 319.96) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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289°
100%

35.3%
0.084
320°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 66%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.80:1Hard to read
Lc 7

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About #4e2b56

#4e2b56 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 35.3% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 320°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.64:1 contrast and black text 1.8:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Scarlet Gum (#4a2d57). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2b56 mixed with white

  1. 4e2b56
  2. 5e3e66
  3. 6f5276
  4. 806686
  5. 917a97
  6. a38fa8
  7. b5a5b9
  8. c7bbca
  9. d9d1db
  10. ece8ed

Darker: #4e2b56 mixed with black

  1. 4e2b56
  2. 43244a
  3. 381d3e
  4. 2d1632
  5. 231027
  6. 190a1c
  7. 0f0512
  8. 070208
  9. 020102
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2b56 with less saturation

  1. 4e2b56
  2. 4c2d53
  3. 4a2f51
  4. 49314e
  5. 47324c
  6. 453449
  7. 433646
  8. 413743
  9. 3f3841
  10. 3d3a3e

Questions about #4e2b56

What color is #4e2b56?

#4e2b56 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Scarlet Gum. In RGB it is rgb(78, 43, 86), in HSL hsl(288.84, 33.33%, 25.29%) and in OKLCH oklch(35.253% 0.08368 319.96).

What colors go well with #4e2b56?

The complementary color of #4e2b56 is #214518. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b3263 and #5a2641. The triadic partners are #523500 and #00474b.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2b56?

White text reads better on #4e2b56: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.64:1 and black gives 1.8:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2b56 a warm or cool color?

#4e2b56 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 320 degrees, its lightness 35.3% and its chroma 0.084.