#4e008d

Color #4e008d

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 5.29 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e008d

RGB

rgb(78, 0, 141)

HSL

hsl(273.2, 100%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.2, 100%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.7%, 100%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(22.1, 54.43, -57.53)

LCH

lch(22.1, 79.2, 313.41)

OKLCH

oklch(35.4%, 0.1896, 299.62)

HWB

hwb(273.2, 0%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f8d00

Analogous

#08008d

#4e008d

#8d0085

Triadic

#4e008d

#8d4e00

#008d4e

Split-complementary

#4e008d

#858d00

#008d08

Tetradic

#4e008d

#8d003f

#3f8d00

#008d4e

Square

#4e008d

#8d0800

#3f8d00

#00858d

Shades

Color #4e008d mixed toward black.

#410075

#34005e

#270046

#1a002f

#0d0017

Tints

Color #4e008d mixed toward white.

#7000ca

#9109ff

#ad46ff

#c884ff

#e4c1ff

Tones

Color #4e008d mixed toward gray.

#4d0c81

#4b1775

#4a236a

#492f5e

#483b52

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.71:1

White text reads better on this background (12.29:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3a7c · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#3e4178 · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#4c6c68 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 28.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e008d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e008d]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4e008d (#4e008d) is rgb(78, 0, 141) in RGB.

No, #4e008d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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