#4800a8

Color #4800a8

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 13.74 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4800a8

RGB

rgb(72, 0, 168)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 100%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 100%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.1%, 100%, 0%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(24.34, 60.1, -70.44)

LCH

lch(24.34, 92.59, 310.47)

OKLCH

oklch(37.7%, 0.2143, 289.04)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 0%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#60a800

Analogous

#000ca8

#4800a8

#9c00a8

Triadic

#4800a8

#a84800

#00a848

Split-complementary

#4800a8

#a89c00

#0ca800

Tetradic

#4800a8

#a80060

#60a800

#00a848

Square

#4800a8

#a8000c

#60a800

#00a89c

Shades

Color #4800a8 mixed toward black.

#3c008c

#300070

#240054

#180038

#0c001c

Tints

Color #4800a8 mixed toward white.

#6000e1

#7d1bff

#9d54ff

#be8dff

#dec6ff

Tones

Color #4800a8 mixed toward gray.

#4a0e9a

#4c1c8c

#4e2a7e

#503870

#524662

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.84:1

White text reads better on this background (11.41:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#363594 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#393c8f · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#46827d · ΔE 40.3

Achromatopsia

#3a3a3a · ΔE 30

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4800a8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4800a8]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4800a8 (#4800a8) is rgb(72, 0, 168) in RGB.

No, #4800a8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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