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#4e2e66 color: Violet Indigo

#4e2e66 is rgb(78, 46, 102) in RGB and oklch(36.755% 0.09844 308.714) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

36.8%
0.098
309°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
11.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.91:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #4e2e66

#4e2e66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.8% lightness, 0.098 chroma and a hue of 309°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 11.01:1 contrast and black text 1.91:1, 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: #4e2e66 mixed with white

  1. 4e2e66
  2. 5e4175
  3. 6e5584
  4. 7f6993
  5. 917da2
  6. a292b1
  7. b4a7c1
  8. c6bcd0
  9. d9d2e0
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #4e2e66 mixed with black

  1. 4e2e66
  2. 432758
  3. 381f4a
  4. 2d183c
  5. 23122f
  6. 190b23
  7. 0f0617
  8. 07020c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2e66 with less saturation

  1. 4e2e66
  2. 4d3062
  3. 4b325e
  4. 4a345b
  5. 483657
  6. 473853
  7. 453a4f
  8. 443b4b
  9. 423c47
  10. 413e43

Questions about #4e2e66

What color is #4e2e66?

#4e2e66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Violet Indigo. In RGB it is rgb(78, 46, 102), in HSL hsl(274.29, 37.84%, 29.02%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.755% 0.09844 308.714).

What colors go well with #4e2e66?

The complementary color of #4e2e66 is #2f4800. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #353772 and #5f2750. The triadic partners are #5f3200 and #004c48.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2e66?

White text reads better on #4e2e66: white gives a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and black gives 1.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2e66 a warm or cool color?

#4e2e66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 309 degrees, its lightness 36.8% and its chroma 0.098.