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#4e3873 color: Succinct Violet

#4e3873 is rgb(78, 56, 115) in RGB and oklch(39.422% 0.0985 299.039) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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262°
100%

39.4%
0.099
299°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • indigo-900
  • Black 55%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.83:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.14:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #4e3873

#4e3873 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 39.4% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 299°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.83:1 contrast and black text 2.14:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Succinct Violet (#513b6e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4e3873 mixed with white

  1. 4e3873
  2. 5e4b81
  3. 6e5d8f
  4. 7f709d
  5. 9084ab
  6. a197b8
  7. b3abc6
  8. c6c0d5
  9. d9d4e3
  10. eceaf1

Darker: #4e3873 mixed with black

  1. 4e3873
  2. 432f63
  3. 382754
  4. 2d1f45
  5. 231736
  6. 190f28
  7. 0f081b
  8. 07040f
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3873 with less saturation

  1. 4e3873
  2. 4d3a6f
  3. 4c3c6a
  4. 4b3d66
  5. 4a3f62
  6. 4a405d
  7. 494259
  8. 484354
  9. 474450
  10. 47454b

Questions about #4e3873

What color is #4e3873?

#4e3873 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Succinct Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 115), in HSL hsl(262.37, 34.5%, 33.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.422% 0.0985 299.039).

What colors go well with #4e3873?

The complementary color of #4e3873 is #414d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #31427b and #623060. The triadic partners are #6b3600 and #005547.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3873?

White text reads better on #4e3873: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.83:1 and black gives 2.14:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3873 a warm or cool color?

#4e3873 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 299 degrees, its lightness 39.4% and its chroma 0.099.