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#4e3880 color: Prism Violet

#4e3880 is rgb(78, 56, 128) in RGB and oklch(40.299% 0.11693 294.68) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

40.3%
0.117
295°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 50%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.54:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.20:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3880

#4e3880 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.3% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 295°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.54:1 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: #4e3880 mixed with white

  1. 4e3880
  2. 5d4b8d
  3. 6d5e9a
  4. 7e71a7
  5. 8f85b3
  6. a198c0
  7. b3accd
  8. c5c0d9
  9. d8d5e6
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3880 mixed with black

  1. 4e3880
  2. 432f6e
  3. 38275d
  4. 2d1f4d
  5. 23173d
  6. 190f2e
  7. 0f081f
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3880 with less saturation

  1. 4e3880
  2. 4d3a7b
  3. 4c3d75
  4. 4c3f70
  5. 4b406a
  6. 4a4265
  7. 4a445f
  8. 49455a
  9. 494654
  10. 49474e

Questions about #4e3880

What color is #4e3880?

#4e3880 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 128), in HSL hsl(258.33, 39.13%, 36.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.299% 0.11693 294.68).

What colors go well with #4e3880?

The complementary color of #4e3880 is #484e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #284487 and #662e6b. The triadic partners are #763200 and #005945.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3880?

White text reads better on #4e3880: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.54:1 and black gives 2.2:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3880 a warm or cool color?

#4e3880 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 295 degrees, its lightness 40.3% and its chroma 0.117.