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#4f3786 color: Prism Violet

#4f3786 is rgb(79, 55, 134) in RGB and oklch(40.657% 0.12689 294.029) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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258°
100%

40.7%
0.127
294°
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Indigo
  • indigo-900
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
9.45:1Readable · AA
Lc -96
Black text
2.22:1Hard to read
Lc 12

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About #4f3786

#4f3786 is a soft dark violet color. In OKLCH it has 40.7% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 294°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 9.45:1 contrast and black text 2.22:1, 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: #4f3786 mixed with white

  1. 4f3786
  2. 5e4b93
  3. 6e5e9f
  4. 7f71ab
  5. 9085b8
  6. a198c4
  7. b3acd0
  8. c6c1dc
  9. d8d5e8
  10. ebeaf3

Darker: #4f3786 mixed with black

  1. 4f3786
  2. 442e74
  3. 382662
  4. 2e1e51
  5. 231640
  6. 190f30
  7. 100821
  8. 070313
  9. 020106
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4f3786 with less saturation

  1. 4f3786
  2. 4e3a80
  3. 4d3c7a
  4. 4d3f74
  5. 4c416e
  6. 4b4269
  7. 4b4462
  8. 4a465c
  9. 4a4756
  10. 4a4850

Questions about #4f3786

What color is #4f3786?

#4f3786 is soft dark violet. The closest named color is Prism Violet. In RGB it is rgb(79, 55, 134), in HSL hsl(258.23, 41.8%, 37.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(40.657% 0.12689 294.029).

What colors go well with #4f3786?

The complementary color of #4f3786 is #4a4f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #25448d and #692c6f. The triadic partners are #7a3000 and #005a45.

Is white or black text more readable on #4f3786?

White text reads better on #4f3786: white gives a contrast ratio of 9.45:1 and black gives 2.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4f3786 a warm or cool color?

#4f3786 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 294 degrees, its lightness 40.7% and its chroma 0.127.