#4a255b

Color #4a255b

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.85 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a255b

RGB

rgb(74, 37, 91)

HSL

hsl(281.1, 42.2%, 25.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.1, 59.3%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 59.3%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(22.07, 27.81, -25.48)

LCH

lch(22.07, 37.72, 317.5)

OKLCH

oklch(34%, 0.0989, 313.98)

HWB

hwb(281.1, 14.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#365b25

Analogous

#2f255b

#4a255b

#5b2551

Triadic

#4a255b

#5b4a25

#255b4a

Split-complementary

#4a255b

#515b25

#255b2f

Tetradic

#4a255b

#5b2536

#365b25

#255b4a

Square

#4a255b

#5b2f25

#365b25

#25515b

Shades

Color #4a255b mixed toward black.

#3e1f4c

#31193d

#25122e

#190c1e

#0c060f

Tints

Color #4a255b mixed toward white.

#6f3788

#944ab5

#ae77c8

#c9a4da

#e4d2ed

Tones

Color #4a255b mixed toward gray.

#482957

#472e52

#45324e

#433749

#423c45

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.71:1

White text reads better on this background (12.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d52 · ΔE 13.9

Deuteranopia

#3f414f · ΔE 16.8

Tritanopia

#494947 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a255b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a255b]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4a255b (#4a255b) is rgb(74, 37, 91) in RGB.

No, #4a255b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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