#493c4f

Color #493c4f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#493c4f

RGB

rgb(73, 60, 79)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 13.7%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 24.1%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.6%, 24.1%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(27.33, 9.78, -9.39)

LCH

lch(27.33, 13.56, 316.17)

OKLCH

oklch(37.7%, 0.036, 315.11)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 23.5%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424f3c

Analogous

#403c4f

#493c4f

#4f3c4c

Triadic

#493c4f

#4f493c

#3c4f49

Split-complementary

#493c4f

#4c4f3c

#3c4f40

Tetradic

#493c4f

#4f3c42

#424f3c

#3c4f49

Square

#493c4f

#4f403c

#424f3c

#3c4c4f

Shades

Color #493c4f mixed toward black.

#3d3242

#312835

#251e28

#18141a

#0c0a0d

Tints

Color #493c4f mixed toward white.

#6a5772

#8a7294

#a796af

#c4b9ca

#e2dce4

Tones

Color #493c4f mixed toward gray.

#493e4e

#483f4c

#47414a

#474249

#464447

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.04:1

White text reads better on this background (10.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44444b · ΔE 9.2

Deuteranopia

#44454a · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#484747 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 12.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493c4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493c4f]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#493c4f (#493c4f) is rgb(73, 60, 79) in RGB.

No, #493c4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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