#4a3155

Color #4a3155

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 24.31 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 8.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4a3155

RGB

rgb(74, 49, 85)

HSL

hsl(281.7, 26.9%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(281.7, 42.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 42.4%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(24.67, 18.83, -17.43)

LCH

lch(24.67, 25.66, 317.21)

OKLCH

oklch(35.8%, 0.068, 315.06)

HWB

hwb(281.7, 19.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c5531

Analogous

#383155

#4a3155

#55314e

Triadic

#4a3155

#554a31

#31554a

Split-complementary

#4a3155

#4e5531

#315538

Tetradic

#4a3155

#55313c

#3c5531

#31554a

Square

#4a3155

#553831

#3c5531

#314e55

Shades

Color #4a3155 mixed toward black.

#3e2947

#312139

#25192b

#19101c

#0c080e

Tints

Color #4a3155 mixed toward white.

#6d487d

#8f60a3

#ab88ba

#c7b0d1

#e3d7e8

Tones

Color #4a3155 mixed toward gray.

#493452

#48374f

#473a4c

#453d49

#444046

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.86:1

White text reads better on this background (11.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#41404e · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#42444c · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#494847 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a3155;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a3155]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4a3155 (#4a3155) is rgb(74, 49, 85) in RGB.

No, #4a3155 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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