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#4e2c68 color: Violet Indigo

#4e2c68 is rgb(78, 44, 104) in RGB and oklch(36.541% 0.10463 308.237) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

36.5%
0.105
308°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Indigo
  • purple-900
  • Black 59%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.15:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.88:1Hard to read
Lc 8

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About #4e2c68

#4e2c68 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.5% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.15:1 contrast and black text 1.88:1, 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: #4e2c68 mixed with white

  1. 4e2c68
  2. 5e4077
  3. 6e5486
  4. 7f6894
  5. 917ca3
  6. a291b2
  7. b4a6c2
  8. c6bcd1
  9. d9d2e0
  10. ece8f0

Darker: #4e2c68 mixed with black

  1. 4e2c68
  2. 432559
  3. 381e4b
  4. 2d173e
  5. 231130
  6. 190a24
  7. 0f0518
  8. 07020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2c68 with less saturation

  1. 4e2c68
  2. 4c2f64
  3. 4b3160
  4. 49335c
  5. 483558
  6. 463754
  7. 453950
  8. 433a4b
  9. 423c47
  10. 403d43

Questions about #4e2c68

What color is #4e2c68?

#4e2c68 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(78, 44, 104), in HSL hsl(274, 40.54%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.541% 0.10463 308.237).

What colors go well with #4e2c68?

The complementary color of #4e2c68 is #2e4800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #333674 and #602451. The triadic partners are #603100 and #004c47.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2c68?

White text reads better on #4e2c68: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and black gives 1.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2c68 a warm or cool color?

#4e2c68 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 36.5% and its chroma 0.105.