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#4A2C5E Twilight Purple

The nearest named color to #4A2C5E is Twilight Purple (#4B3F72).

#4A2C5E

Twilight Purple

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #4A2C5E?

HEX
#4A2C5E
RGB
rgb(74, 44, 94)
HSL
hsl(276, 36%, 27%)
OKLCH
oklch(35.4% 0.090 310)
CMYK
21, 53, 0, 63

#4A2C5E has a contrast ratio of 11.58:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #4A2C5E
#4A2C5E
Same color
White
11.6AAA
Near-black
1.5Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #4A2C5E · 11.6:1

Tints and shades of #4A2C5E

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F9F2FF
  2. #E7C7FF
  3. #C8A7E2
  4. #AA89C2
  5. #8C6CA4
  6. #705186
  7. #4A2C5E
  8. #3B1D4E
  9. #220433

Colors that go with #4A2C5E

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Twilight Purple, #4A2C5E and Navy Blue, #1D2B3F become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

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:root {
  --twilight-purple-1: #4A2C5E; /* Twilight Purple */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #4A2C5E

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (23)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (5)