#462251

Color #462251

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.91 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#462251

RGB

rgb(70, 34, 81)

HSL

hsl(286, 40.9%, 22.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286, 58%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.6%, 58%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(20.2, 25.93, -21.79)

LCH

lch(20.2, 33.87, 319.96)

OKLCH

oklch(32.3%, 0.0902, 317.79)

HWB

hwb(286, 13.3%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d5122

Analogous

#2e2251

#462251

#512244

Triadic

#462251

#514622

#225146

Split-complementary

#462251

#445122

#22512e

Tetradic

#462251

#51222d

#2d5122

#225146

Square

#462251

#512e22

#2d5122

#224451

Shades

Color #462251 mixed toward black.

#3a1c43

#2f1736

#231128

#170b1b

#0c060d

Tints

Color #462251 mixed toward white.

#6e357f

#9649ae

#b274c5

#cba2d8

#e5d1ec

Tones

Color #462251 mixed toward gray.

#44264d

#422a49

#402e45

#3e3241

#3b353d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.61:1

White text reads better on this background (13.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3949 · ΔE 14.7

Deuteranopia

#3b3e47 · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#454140 · ΔE 21.6

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 21.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #462251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#462251]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#462251 (#462251) is rgb(70, 34, 81) in RGB.

No, #462251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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