#4b2b99

Color #4b2b99

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b2b99

RGB

rgb(75, 43, 153)

HSL

hsl(257.5, 56.1%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.5, 71.9%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(51%, 71.9%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(28.18, 41.74, -54.97)

LCH

lch(28.18, 69.02, 307.21)

OKLCH

oklch(39.9%, 0.1679, 289.96)

HWB

hwb(257.5, 16.9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#79992b

Analogous

#2b4299

#4b2b99

#822b99

Triadic

#4b2b99

#994b2b

#2b994b

Split-complementary

#4b2b99

#99822b

#42992b

Tetradic

#4b2b99

#992b79

#79992b

#2b994b

Square

#4b2b99

#992b42

#79992b

#2b9982

Shades

Color #4b2b99 mixed toward black.

#3f247f

#321d66

#26154c

#190e33

#0d0719

Tints

Color #4b2b99 mixed toward white.

#5f36c2

#7e5cd1

#9e84dd

#beade8

#dfd6f4

Tones

Color #4b2b99 mixed toward gray.

#4f3490

#533d87

#56467d

#5a5074

#5e596b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f88 · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#414384 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#4a7975 · ΔE 34.4

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b2b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b2b99]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#4b2b99 (#4b2b99) is rgb(75, 43, 153) in RGB.

No, #4b2b99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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