#4a1f9d

Color #4a1f9d

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4a1f9d

RGB

rgb(74, 31, 157)

HSL

hsl(260.5, 67%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.5, 80.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.9%, 80.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(26.36, 48.62, -60.4)

LCH

lch(26.36, 77.54, 308.83)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.1852, 290.41)

HWB

hwb(260.5, 12.2%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#729d1f

Analogous

#1f339d

#4a1f9d

#891f9d

Triadic

#4a1f9d

#9d4a1f

#1f9d4a

Split-complementary

#4a1f9d

#9d891f

#339d1f

Tetradic

#4a1f9d

#9d1f72

#729d1f

#1f9d4a

Square

#4a1f9d

#9d1f33

#729d1f

#1f9d89

Shades

Color #4a1f9d mixed toward black.

#3e1a83

#311569

#25104f

#190a34

#0c051a

Tints

Color #4a1f9d mixed toward white.

#5f28ca

#7d4cdc

#9d79e4

#bea5ed

#ded2f6

Tones

Color #4a1f9d mixed toward gray.

#4d2a93

#513488

#543f7e

#574973

#5b5469

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.97:1

White text reads better on this background (10.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3c3b8b · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#3e4086 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#497b77 · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 28.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a1f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a1f9d]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#4a1f9d (#4a1f9d) is rgb(74, 31, 157) in RGB.

No, #4a1f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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