#4c2497

Color #4c2497

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 9.64 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4c2497

RGB

rgb(76, 36, 151)

HSL

hsl(260.9, 61.5%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260.9, 76.2%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.7%, 76.2%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(26.83, 44.94, -55.95)

LCH

lch(26.83, 71.76, 308.77)

OKLCH

oklch(38.9%, 0.1735, 292.22)

HWB

hwb(260.9, 14.1%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f9724

Analogous

#243597

#4c2497

#862497

Triadic

#4c2497

#974c24

#24974c

Split-complementary

#4c2497

#978624

#359724

Tetradic

#4c2497

#97246f

#6f9724

#24974c

Square

#4c2497

#972435

#6f9724

#249786

Shades

Color #4c2497 mixed toward black.

#3f1e7e

#331865

#26124c

#190c32

#0d0619

Tints

Color #4c2497 mixed toward white.

#622ec3

#7f51d6

#9f7de0

#bfa8ea

#dfd4f5

Tones

Color #4c2497 mixed toward gray.

#4f2e8e

#523784

#55417a

#584a71

#5b5467

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e86 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#404382 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#4b7773 · ΔE 34.5

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 27.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c2497;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c2497]

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

#4c2497 (#4c2497) is rgb(76, 36, 151) in RGB.

No, #4c2497 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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