#4c00e3

Color #4c00e3

A vivid, highly saturated medium purple.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 9.82 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4c00e3

RGB

rgb(76, 0, 227)

HSL

hsl(260.1, 100%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.1, 100%, 89%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.5%, 100%, 0%, 11%)

LAB

lab(31.99, 73.98, -92.41)

LCH

lch(31.99, 118.38, 308.68)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.2708, 280.38)

HWB

hwb(260.1, 0%, 11%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97e300

Analogous

#0025e3

#4c00e3

#be00e3

Triadic

#4c00e3

#e34c00

#00e34c

Split-complementary

#4c00e3

#e3be00

#25e300

Tetradic

#4c00e3

#e30097

#97e300

#00e34c

Square

#4c00e3

#e30025

#97e300

#00e3be

Shades

Color #4c00e3 mixed toward black.

#3f00bd

#330097

#260071

#19004c

#0d0026

Tints

Color #4c00e3 mixed toward white.

#6213ff

#8242ff

#a171ff

#c0a1ff

#e0d0ff

Tones

Color #4c00e3 mixed toward gray.

#5213d0

#5926bd

#5f39aa

#654c97

#6b5f84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3939c9 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#3c40c2 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#4ab0aa · ΔE 51.4

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 32.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c00e3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c00e3]

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

#4c00e3 (#4c00e3) is rgb(76, 0, 227) in RGB.

No, #4c00e3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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