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#4e2c60 color: Deep Plum

#4e2c60 is rgb(78, 44, 96) in RGB and oklch(36.025% 0.09431 312.746) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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279°
100%

36%
0.094
313°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 62%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.85:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #4e2c60

#4e2c60 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36% lightness, 0.094 chroma and a hue of 313°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.33:1 contrast and black text 1.85:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Deep Plum (#4a2a59). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2c60 mixed with white

  1. 4e2c60
  2. 5e3f6f
  3. 6f537f
  4. 80678e
  5. 917b9e
  6. a390ae
  7. b4a6be
  8. c7bbce
  9. d9d2de
  10. ece8ee

Darker: #4e2c60 mixed with black

  1. 4e2c60
  2. 432552
  3. 381e45
  4. 2d1738
  5. 23112c
  6. 190a20
  7. 0f0515
  8. 07020a
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2c60 with less saturation

  1. 4e2c60
  2. 4c2e5d
  3. 4b3059
  4. 493256
  5. 473452
  6. 46364f
  7. 44374c
  8. 423948
  9. 413a44
  10. 3f3c41

Questions about #4e2c60

What color is #4e2c60?

#4e2c60 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Deep Plum. In RGB it is rgb(78, 44, 96), in HSL hsl(279.23, 37.14%, 27.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.025% 0.09431 312.746).

What colors go well with #4e2c60?

The complementary color of #4e2c60 is #294708. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #37346d and #5d264a. The triadic partners are #5a3300 and #004a49.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2c60?

White text reads better on #4e2c60: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and black gives 1.85:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2c60 a warm or cool color?

#4e2c60 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 313 degrees, its lightness 36% and its chroma 0.094.