#4c3b55

Color #4c3b55

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.02 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4c3b55

RGB

rgb(76, 59, 85)

HSL

hsl(279.2, 18.1%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(279.2, 30.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.6%, 30.6%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(27.63, 13.04, -12.84)

LCH

lch(27.63, 18.3, 315.44)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.0484, 313.66)

HWB

hwb(279.2, 23.1%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#44553b

Analogous

#3f3b55

#4c3b55

#553b51

Triadic

#4c3b55

#554c3b

#3b554c

Split-complementary

#4c3b55

#51553b

#3b553f

Tetradic

#4c3b55

#553b44

#44553b

#3b554c

Square

#4c3b55

#553f3b

#44553b

#3b5155

Shades

Color #4c3b55 mixed toward black.

#3f3147

#332739

#261d2a

#19141c

#0d0a0e

Tints

Color #4c3b55 mixed toward white.

#6c5479

#8c6f9b

#a993b4

#c5b7cd

#e2dbe6

Tones

Color #4c3b55 mixed toward gray.

#4b3d53

#4b3f51

#4a414e

#49444c

#49464a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.06:1

White text reads better on this background (10.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454550 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#46474e · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#4b4b4a · ΔE 16.5

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c3b55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c3b55]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4c3b55 (#4c3b55) is rgb(76, 59, 85) in RGB.

No, #4c3b55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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