#4a2a55

Color #4a2a55

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 23.44 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a2a55

RGB

rgb(74, 42, 85)

HSL

hsl(284.7, 33.9%, 24.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.7, 50.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 50.6%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(22.89, 23.3, -20.2)

LCH

lch(22.89, 30.84, 319.08)

OKLCH

oklch(34.5%, 0.0821, 316.97)

HWB

hwb(284.7, 16.5%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#35552a

Analogous

#352a55

#4a2a55

#552a4a

Triadic

#4a2a55

#554a2a

#2a554a

Split-complementary

#4a2a55

#4a552a

#2a5535

Tetradic

#4a2a55

#552a35

#35552a

#2a554a

Square

#4a2a55

#55352a

#35552a

#2a4a55

Shades

Color #4a2a55 mixed toward black.

#3e2347

#311c39

#25152b

#190e1c

#0c070e

Tints

Color #4a2a55 mixed toward white.

#6f3f80

#9454aa

#af7fc0

#caaad5

#e4d4ea

Tones

Color #4a2a55 mixed toward gray.

#482e51

#47314e

#45354a

#433847

#413c43

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (11.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e4d · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#40424b · ΔE 17.6

Tritanopia

#494645 · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a2a55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a2a55]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4a2a55 (#4a2a55) is rgb(74, 42, 85) in RGB.

No, #4a2a55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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