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#4e3686 color: Prism Violet

#4e3686 is rgb(78, 54, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.38% 0.12837 293.676) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

40.4%
0.128
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.56:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3686

#4e3686 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.56:1 contrast and black text 2.2:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prism Violet (#53357d). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4e3686 mixed with white

  1. 4e3686
  2. 5d4a93
  3. 6d5d9f
  4. 7e70ab
  5. 8f84b8
  6. a098c4
  7. b3acd0
  8. c5c0dc
  9. d8d5e8
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3686 mixed with black

  1. 4e3686
  2. 432e74
  3. 382562
  4. 2d1e51
  5. 231640
  6. 190f30
  7. 0f0821
  8. 070313
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3686 with less saturation

  1. 4e3686
  2. 4d3980
  3. 4c3b7a
  4. 4c3e74
  5. 4b406e
  6. 4a4268
  7. 4a4362
  8. 49455c
  9. 494656
  10. 49474f

Questions about #4e3686

What color is #4e3686?

#4e3686 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 54, 134), in HSL hsl(258, 42.55%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.38% 0.12837 293.676).

What colors go well with #4e3686?

The complementary color of #4e3686 is #494e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #23438d and #692b6f. The triadic partners are #792f00 and #005944.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3686?

White text reads better on #4e3686: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.56:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3686 a warm or cool color?

#4e3686 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.128.