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#4e3883 color: Prism Violet

#4e3883 is rgb(78, 56, 131) in RGB and oklch(40.513% 0.12112 293.823) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

40.5%
0.121
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.47:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3883

#4e3883 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.5% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.47:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, 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: #4e3883 mixed with white

  1. 4e3883
  2. 5d4b90
  3. 6d5e9c
  4. 7e71a9
  5. 8f85b6
  6. a198c2
  7. b3acce
  8. c5c1db
  9. d8d5e7
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3883 mixed with black

  1. 4e3883
  2. 432f71
  3. 382760
  4. 2d1f4f
  5. 23173f
  6. 190f2f
  7. 0f0820
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3883 with less saturation

  1. 4e3883
  2. 4d3b7d
  3. 4c3d78
  4. 4c3f72
  5. 4b416d
  6. 4b4367
  7. 4a4461
  8. 4a455b
  9. 494755
  10. 49484f

Questions about #4e3883

What color is #4e3883?

#4e3883 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 131), in HSL hsl(257.6, 40.11%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.513% 0.12112 293.823).

What colors go well with #4e3883?

The complementary color of #4e3883 is #494e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #26448a and #672d6d. The triadic partners are #783100 and #005945.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3883?

White text reads better on #4e3883: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.47:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3883 a warm or cool color?

#4e3883 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 40.5% and its chroma 0.121.