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#4e3981 color: Prism Violet

#4e3981 is rgb(78, 57, 129) in RGB and oklch(40.551% 0.11672 294.019) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

40.6%
0.117
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3981

#4e3981 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.43:1 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: #4e3981 mixed with white

  1. 4e3981
  2. 5d4c8e
  3. 6d5f9b
  4. 7e72a7
  5. 8f85b4
  6. a199c1
  7. b3adcd
  8. c5c1da
  9. d8d5e6
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3981 mixed with black

  1. 4e3981
  2. 43306f
  3. 38285e
  4. 2d1f4e
  5. 23173e
  6. 19102e
  7. 0f091f
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3981 with less saturation

  1. 4e3981
  2. 4d3b7c
  3. 4d3e76
  4. 4c4071
  5. 4b416b
  6. 4b4366
  7. 4a4460
  8. 4a465b
  9. 4a4755
  10. 49484f

Questions about #4e3981

What color is #4e3981?

#4e3981 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 57, 129), in HSL hsl(257.5, 38.71%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.551% 0.11672 294.019).

What colors go well with #4e3981?

The complementary color of #4e3981 is #494f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #284587 and #672f6c. The triadic partners are #773200 and #005a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3981?

White text reads better on #4e3981: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.43:1 and black gives 2.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3981 a warm or cool color?

#4e3981 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.117.