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#4e2b66 color: Violet Indigo

#4e2b66 is rgb(78, 43, 102) in RGB and oklch(36.239% 0.10382 309.56) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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276°
100%

36.2%
0.104
310°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.28:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #4e2b66

#4e2b66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.2% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 310°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.28:1 contrast and black text 1.86:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Violet Indigo (#482d67). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is purple-900.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2b66 mixed with white

  1. 4e2b66
  2. 5e3f75
  3. 6f5384
  4. 7f6793
  5. 917ba2
  6. a290b1
  7. b4a6c1
  8. c6bbd0
  9. d9d2e0
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #4e2b66 mixed with black

  1. 4e2b66
  2. 432458
  3. 381d4a
  4. 2d163c
  5. 23102f
  6. 190a23
  7. 0f0517
  8. 07020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2b66 with less saturation

  1. 4e2b66
  2. 4c2e62
  3. 4b305e
  4. 49325a
  5. 483456
  6. 463652
  7. 44384e
  8. 43394a
  9. 413b46
  10. 3f3c42

Questions about #4e2b66

What color is #4e2b66?

#4e2b66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(78, 43, 102), in HSL hsl(275.59, 40.69%, 28.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.239% 0.10382 309.56).

What colors go well with #4e2b66?

The complementary color of #4e2b66 is #2b4700. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #343572 and #5f234f. The triadic partners are #5e3100 and #004b47.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2b66?

White text reads better on #4e2b66: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.28:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2b66 a warm or cool color?

#4e2b66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 310 degrees, its lightness 36.2% and its chroma 0.104.