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#4e3881 color: Prism Violet

#4e3881 is rgb(78, 56, 129) in RGB and oklch(40.37% 0.11833 294.389) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

40.4%
0.118
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.52:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.21:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3881

#4e3881 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.4% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.52:1 contrast and black text 2.21:1, 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: #4e3881 mixed with white

  1. 4e3881
  2. 5d4b8e
  3. 6d5e9b
  4. 7e71a7
  5. 8f85b4
  6. a198c1
  7. b3accd
  8. c5c0da
  9. d8d5e6
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3881 mixed with black

  1. 4e3881
  2. 432f6f
  3. 38275e
  4. 2d1f4e
  5. 23173e
  6. 190f2e
  7. 0f081f
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3881 with less saturation

  1. 4e3881
  2. 4d3a7c
  3. 4c3d76
  4. 4c3f71
  5. 4b416b
  6. 4b4266
  7. 4a4460
  8. 4a455a
  9. 494654
  10. 49484f

Questions about #4e3881

What color is #4e3881?

#4e3881 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 129), in HSL hsl(258.08, 39.46%, 36.27%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.37% 0.11833 294.389).

What colors go well with #4e3881?

The complementary color of #4e3881 is #484e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274488 and #672e6c. The triadic partners are #773100 and #005945.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3881?

White text reads better on #4e3881: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.52:1 and black gives 2.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3881 a warm or cool color?

#4e3881 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 40.4% and its chroma 0.118.