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#4e3982 color: Prism Violet

#4e3982 is rgb(78, 57, 130) in RGB and oklch(40.622% 0.11813 293.738) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

40.6%
0.118
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.41:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4e3982

#4e3982 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.6% lightness, 0.118 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.41:1 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: #4e3982 mixed with white

  1. 4e3982
  2. 5d4c8f
  3. 6d5f9c
  4. 7e72a8
  5. 8f85b5
  6. a199c1
  7. b3adce
  8. c5c1da
  9. d8d5e6
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3982 mixed with black

  1. 4e3982
  2. 433070
  3. 38285f
  4. 2d1f4e
  5. 23173e
  6. 19102f
  7. 0f0920
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3982 with less saturation

  1. 4e3982
  2. 4d3b7d
  3. 4d3e77
  4. 4c4072
  5. 4b416c
  6. 4b4366
  7. 4a4561
  8. 4a465b
  9. 4a4755
  10. 49484f

Questions about #4e3982

What color is #4e3982?

#4e3982 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 57, 130), in HSL hsl(257.26, 39.04%, 36.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.622% 0.11813 293.738).

What colors go well with #4e3982?

The complementary color of #4e3982 is #4a4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274588 and #672f6d. The triadic partners are #783200 and #005a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3982?

White text reads better on #4e3982: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and black gives 2.23:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3982 a warm or cool color?

#4e3982 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 40.6% and its chroma 0.118.