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#4e2f66 color: Petunia

#4e2f66 is rgb(78, 47, 102) in RGB and oklch(36.932% 0.09662 308.409) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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274°
100%

36.9%
0.097
308°
  • Purple
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • mauve-700
  • Black 60%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
10.92:1Readable · AA
Lc -99
Black text
1.92:1Hard to read
Lc 9

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About #4e2f66

#4e2f66 is a soft dark purple color. In OKLCH it has 36.9% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 308°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 10.92:1 contrast and black text 1.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Petunia (#4d3466). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is mauve-700.

More dark purple colors

Lighter: #4e2f66 mixed with white

  1. 4e2f66
  2. 5e4275
  3. 6e5684
  4. 7f6993
  5. 917ea2
  6. a292b1
  7. b4a7c0
  8. c6bcd0
  9. d9d2df
  10. ece8ef

Darker: #4e2f66 mixed with black

  1. 4e2f66
  2. 432758
  3. 38204a
  4. 2d193c
  5. 23122f
  6. 190c23
  7. 0f0617
  8. 07030c
  9. 020104
  10. 000000

Calmer: #4e2f66 with less saturation

  1. 4e2f66
  2. 4d3162
  3. 4b335f
  4. 4a355b
  5. 483757
  6. 473953
  7. 453a4f
  8. 443c4c
  9. 423d48
  10. 413e44

Questions about #4e2f66

What color is #4e2f66?

#4e2f66 is soft dark purple. The closest named color is Petunia. In RGB it is rgb(78, 47, 102), in HSL hsl(273.82, 36.91%, 29.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(36.932% 0.09662 308.409).

What colors go well with #4e2f66?

The complementary color of #4e2f66 is #304901. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #353871 and #5f2851. The triadic partners are #603300 and #004d48.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e2f66?

White text reads better on #4e2f66: white gives a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and black gives 1.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e2f66 a warm or cool color?

#4e2f66 is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 308 degrees, its lightness 36.9% and its chroma 0.097.