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#4e3876 color: Loden Purple

#4e3876 is rgb(78, 56, 118) in RGB and oklch(39.617% 0.10279 297.923) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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261°
100%

39.6%
0.103
298°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Eggplant
  • indigo-900
  • Black 54%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.76:1Readable · AA
Lc -97
Black text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc 11

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About #4e3876

#4e3876 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 39.6% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 298°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.76:1 contrast and black text 2.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Loden Purple (#553a76). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4e3876 mixed with white

  1. 4e3876
  2. 5e4b84
  3. 6e5d91
  4. 7e709f
  5. 9084ad
  6. a197ba
  7. b3abc8
  8. c6c0d6
  9. d8d5e3
  10. eceaf1

Darker: #4e3876 mixed with black

  1. 4e3876
  2. 432f66
  3. 382756
  4. 2d1f47
  5. 231738
  6. 190f29
  7. 0f081c
  8. 07040f
  9. 020105
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3876 with less saturation

  1. 4e3876
  2. 4d3a71
  3. 4c3c6d
  4. 4b3e68
  5. 4b3f64
  6. 4a415f
  7. 49425a
  8. 484355
  9. 484451
  10. 47464c

Questions about #4e3876

What color is #4e3876?

#4e3876 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Loden Purple. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 118), in HSL hsl(261.29, 35.63%, 34.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(39.617% 0.10279 297.923).

What colors go well with #4e3876?

The complementary color of #4e3876 is #424d00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2f427d and #633062. The triadic partners are #6e3500 and #005647.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3876?

White text reads better on #4e3876: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.76:1 and black gives 2.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3876 a warm or cool color?

#4e3876 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 298 degrees, its lightness 39.6% and its chroma 0.103.