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#4e3885 color: Prism Violet

#4e3885 is rgb(78, 56, 133) in RGB and oklch(40.657% 0.1239 293.276) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

40.7%
0.124
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 48%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.42:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3885

#4e3885 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.124 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.42:1 contrast and black text 2.23:1, 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: #4e3885 mixed with white

  1. 4e3885
  2. 5d4b92
  3. 6d5e9e
  4. 7e72ab
  5. 8f85b7
  6. a199c3
  7. b3adcf
  8. c5c1db
  9. d8d5e7
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3885 mixed with black

  1. 4e3885
  2. 432f73
  3. 382761
  4. 2d1f50
  5. 231740
  6. 190f30
  7. 0f0821
  8. 070413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3885 with less saturation

  1. 4e3885
  2. 4d3b7f
  3. 4d3d79
  4. 4c3f74
  5. 4b416e
  6. 4b4368
  7. 4a4462
  8. 4a465c
  9. 4a4756
  10. 494850

Questions about #4e3885

What color is #4e3885?

#4e3885 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 133), in HSL hsl(257.14, 40.74%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.657% 0.1239 293.276).

What colors go well with #4e3885?

The complementary color of #4e3885 is #4a4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #24458b and #682d6f. The triadic partners are #7a3000 and #005a44.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3885?

White text reads better on #4e3885: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 and black gives 2.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3885 a warm or cool color?

#4e3885 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.124.