#4c0085

Color #4c0085

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 1.43 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4c0085

RGB

rgb(76, 0, 133)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 100%, 26.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 100%, 52.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.9%, 100%, 0%, 47.8%)

LAB

lab(20.94, 52.46, -54.42)

LCH

lch(20.94, 75.59, 313.95)

OKLCH

oklch(34.3%, 0.1821, 301.18)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 0%, 47.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#398500

Analogous

#0a0085

#4c0085

#85007c

Triadic

#4c0085

#854c00

#00854c

Split-complementary

#4c0085

#7c8500

#00850a

Tetradic

#4c0085

#850039

#398500

#00854c

Square

#4c0085

#850a00

#398500

#007c85

Shades

Color #4c0085 mixed toward black.

#3f006f

#330059

#260043

#19002c

#0d0016

Tints

Color #4c0085 mixed toward white.

#7000c4

#9304ff

#ae43ff

#c981ff

#e4c0ff

Tones

Color #4c0085 mixed toward gray.

#4b0b7a

#49166f

#472164

#462c59

#44374e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.65:1

White text reads better on this background (12.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393975 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#3c4071 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#4a6662 · ΔE 32.4

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 28.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c0085;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c0085]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4c0085 (#4c0085) is rgb(76, 0, 133) in RGB.

No, #4c0085 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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