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#4e3a82 color: Prism Violet

#4e3a82 is rgb(78, 58, 130) in RGB and oklch(40.804% 0.11652 293.36) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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257°
100%

40.8%
0.117
293°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.33:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.25:1Hard to read
Lc 13

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About #4e3a82

#4e3a82 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.8% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 293°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.33:1 contrast and black text 2.25:1, 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: #4e3a82 mixed with white

  1. 4e3a82
  2. 5d4d8f
  3. 6d609c
  4. 7e73a8
  5. 8f86b5
  6. a199c1
  7. b3adce
  8. c5c1da
  9. d8d5e6
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4e3a82 mixed with black

  1. 4e3a82
  2. 433170
  3. 38285f
  4. 2d204e
  5. 23183e
  6. 19102f
  7. 0f0920
  8. 070412
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e3a82 with less saturation

  1. 4e3a82
  2. 4d3c7d
  3. 4d3e77
  4. 4c4072
  5. 4c426c
  6. 4b4467
  7. 4b4561
  8. 4a465b
  9. 4a4856
  10. 4a4950

Questions about #4e3a82

What color is #4e3a82?

#4e3a82 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(78, 58, 130), in HSL hsl(256.67, 38.3%, 36.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.804% 0.11652 293.36).

What colors go well with #4e3a82?

The complementary color of #4e3a82 is #4b4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #274688 and #67306d. The triadic partners are #783300 and #005a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e3a82?

White text reads better on #4e3a82: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.33:1 and black gives 2.25:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e3a82 a warm or cool color?

#4e3a82 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 293 degrees, its lightness 40.8% and its chroma 0.117.