#493b4b

Color #493b4b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.85 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#493b4b

RGB

rgb(73, 59, 75)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 11.9%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 21.3%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(26.88, 9.5, -7.45)

LCH

lch(26.88, 12.07, 321.9)

OKLCH

oklch(37.3%, 0.0326, 322.11)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 23.1%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3d4b3b

Analogous

#413b4b

#493b4b

#4b3b45

Triadic

#493b4b

#4b493b

#3b4b49

Split-complementary

#493b4b

#454b3b

#3b4b41

Tetradic

#493b4b

#4b3b3d

#3d4b3b

#3b4b49

Square

#493b4b

#4b413b

#3d4b3b

#3b454b

Shades

Color #493b4b mixed toward black.

#3d313f

#312732

#251e26

#181419

#0c0a0d

Tints

Color #493b4b mixed toward white.

#6b576e

#8d7391

#a996ac

#c6b9c8

#e2dce3

Tones

Color #493b4b mixed toward gray.

#483c4a

#473e48

#463f47

#454046

#444244

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434348 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#444547 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#484544 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #493b4b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493b4b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#493b4b (#493b4b) is rgb(73, 59, 75) in RGB.

No, #493b4b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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