#4b2497

Color #4b2497

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b2497

RGB

rgb(75, 36, 151)

HSL

hsl(260.3, 61.5%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.3, 76.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(26.71, 44.78, -56.15)

LCH

lch(26.71, 71.82, 308.57)

OKLCH

oklch(38.8%, 0.1734, 291.65)

HWB

hwb(260.3, 14.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#709724

Analogous

#243797

#4b2497

#852497

Triadic

#4b2497

#974b24

#24974b

Split-complementary

#4b2497

#978524

#379724

Tetradic

#4b2497

#972470

#709724

#24974b

Square

#4b2497

#972437

#709724

#249785

Shades

Color #4b2497 mixed toward black.

#3e1e7e

#321865

#25124c

#190c32

#0c0619

Tints

Color #4b2497 mixed toward white.

#612ec3

#7e51d6

#9e7de0

#bea8ea

#dfd4f5

Tones

Color #4b2497 mixed toward gray.

#4e2e8e

#513784

#54417a

#574a71

#5a5467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2:1

White text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3d86 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#404282 · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#4a7773 · ΔE 34.6

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b2497;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b2497]

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

#4b2497 (#4b2497) is rgb(75, 36, 151) in RGB.

No, #4b2497 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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