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#4e3887 color: Blue Gem

#4e3887 is rgb(78, 56, 135) in RGB and oklch(40.803% 0.12666 292.748) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

40.8%
0.127
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.38:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.24:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #4e3887

#4e3887 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.38:1 contrast and black text 2.24:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Gem (#4b3c8e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is indigo-900.

More dark violet colors

Lighter: #4e3887 mixed with white

  1. 4e3887
  2. 5d4b94
  3. 6d5fa0
  4. 7e72ac
  5. 8f85b8
  6. a099c4
  7. b3add0
  8. c5c1dc
  9. d8d5e8
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3887 mixed with black

  1. 4e3887
  2. 432f75
  3. 382763
  4. 2d1f51
  5. 231741
  6. 190f31
  7. 0f0821
  8. 070413
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3887 with less saturation

  1. 4e3887
  2. 4d3b81
  3. 4d3d7b
  4. 4c3f75
  5. 4b416f
  6. 4b4369
  7. 4b4563
  8. 4a465d
  9. 4a4757
  10. 4a4950

Questions about #4e3887

What color is #4e3887?

#4e3887 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Blue Gem. In RGB it is rgb(78, 56, 135), in HSL hsl(256.71, 41.36%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.803% 0.12666 292.748).

What colors go well with #4e3887?

The complementary color of #4e3887 is #4b4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #22458d and #692d71. The triadic partners are #7c2f00 and #005a44.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3887?

White text reads better on #4e3887: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.38:1 and black gives 2.24:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3887 a warm or cool color?

#4e3887 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.127.