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#4e2c63 color: Violet Indigo

#4e2c63 is rgb(78, 44, 99) in RGB and oklch(36.214% 0.09817 310.957) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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277°
100%

36.2%
0.098
311°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 61%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.26:1Readable · AA
Lc -100
Black text
1.86:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #4e2c63

#4e2c63 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.2% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 311°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.26:1 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 mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2c63 mixed with white

  1. 4e2c63
  2. 5e4072
  3. 6f5381
  4. 806790
  5. 917ca0
  6. a290af
  7. b4a6bf
  8. c7bbcf
  9. d9d2df
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #4e2c63 mixed with black

  1. 4e2c63
  2. 432555
  3. 381e47
  4. 2d173a
  5. 23112e
  6. 190a21
  7. 0f0516
  8. 07020b
  9. 020103
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2c63 with less saturation

  1. 4e2c63
  2. 4c2e5f
  3. 4b315c
  4. 493358
  5. 483455
  6. 463651
  7. 44384d
  8. 433949
  9. 413b45
  10. 3f3c42

Questions about #4e2c63

What color is #4e2c63?

#4e2c63 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(78, 44, 99), in HSL hsl(277.09, 38.46%, 28.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.214% 0.09817 310.957).

What colors go well with #4e2c63?

The complementary color of #4e2c63 is #2a4701. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #36356f and #5e254d. The triadic partners are #5d3200 and #004b48.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2c63?

White text reads better on #4e2c63: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.26:1 and black gives 1.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2c63 a warm or cool color?

#4e2c63 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 311 degrees, its lightness 36.2% and its chroma 0.098.