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#4e358d color: Blue Magenta Violet

#4e358d is rgb(78, 53, 141) in RGB and oklch(40.743% 0.1393 292.163) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

40.7%
0.139
292°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • violet-900
  • Black 45%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e358d

#4e358d is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.139 chroma and a hue of 292°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.47:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Magenta Violet (#553592). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is violet-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4e358d mixed with white

  1. 4e358d
  2. 5d4999
  3. 6d5da5
  4. 7d71b1
  5. 8e84bc
  6. a098c8
  7. b2acd3
  8. c5c0de
  9. d8d5e9
  10. ebeaf4

Darker: #4e358d mixed with black

  1. 4e358d
  2. 432d7a
  3. 382567
  4. 2d1d55
  5. 231544
  6. 190e33
  7. 0f0823
  8. 070314
  9. 020107
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e358d with less saturation

  1. 4e358d
  2. 4d3886
  3. 4c3b80
  4. 4c3e79
  5. 4b4073
  6. 4b426c
  7. 4a4466
  8. 4a465f
  9. 4a4758
  10. 4a4851

Questions about #4e358d

What color is #4e358d?

#4e358d is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Magenta Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 53, 141), in HSL hsl(257.05, 45.36%, 38.04%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.743% 0.1393 292.163).

What colors go well with #4e358d?

The complementary color of #4e358d is #4c4e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c4494 and #6b2875. The triadic partners are #7c2e00 and #005a43.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e358d?

White text reads better on #4e358d: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e358d a warm or cool color?

#4e358d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 292 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.139.