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#4e3884 color: Prism Violet

#4e3884 is rgb(78, 56, 132) in RGB and oklch(40.585% 0.12251 293.547) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

40.6%
0.123
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3884

#4e3884 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.45:1 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: #4e3884 mixed with white

  1. 4e3884
  2. 5d4b91
  3. 6d5e9d
  4. 7e72aa
  5. 8f85b6
  6. a199c3
  7. b3accf
  8. c5c1db
  9. d8d5e7
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3884 mixed with black

  1. 4e3884
  2. 432f72
  3. 382760
  4. 2d1f4f
  5. 23173f
  6. 190f2f
  7. 0f0820
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3884 with less saturation

  1. 4e3884
  2. 4d3b7e
  3. 4c3d79
  4. 4c3f73
  5. 4b416d
  6. 4b4367
  7. 4a4462
  8. 4a465c
  9. 4a4756
  10. 49484f

Questions about #4e3884

What color is #4e3884?

#4e3884 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 132), in HSL hsl(257.37, 40.43%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.585% 0.12251 293.547).

What colors go well with #4e3884?

The complementary color of #4e3884 is #4a4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #25458b and #682d6e. The triadic partners are #793000 and #005a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3884?

White text reads better on #4e3884: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3884 a warm or cool color?

#4e3884 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.123.