#4e078f

Color #4e078f

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 5.11 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e078f

RGB

rgb(78, 7, 143)

HSL

hsl(271.3, 90.7%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.3, 95.1%, 56.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.5%, 95.1%, 0%, 43.9%)

LAB

lab(22.84, 53.28, -57.55)

LCH

lch(22.84, 78.43, 312.79)

OKLCH

oklch(36%, 0.1878, 298.57)

HWB

hwb(271.3, 2.7%, 43.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#488f07

Analogous

#0a078f

#4e078f

#8f078c

Triadic

#4e078f

#8f4e07

#078f4e

Split-complementary

#4e078f

#8c8f07

#078f0a

Tetradic

#4e078f

#8f0748

#488f07

#078f4e

Square

#4e078f

#8f0a07

#488f07

#078c8f

Shades

Color #4e078f mixed toward black.

#410677

#34055f

#270347

#1a0230

#0d0118

Tints

Color #4e078f mixed toward white.

#6d0ac8

#8c1af4

#a953f7

#c58df9

#e2c6fc

Tones

Color #4e078f mixed toward gray.

#4d1284

#4d1e78

#4c296d

#4c3462

#4b4056

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (11.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b7e · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#3e427a · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#4c6e6a · ΔE 33.8

Achromatopsia

#373737 · ΔE 28.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e078f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e078f]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4e078f (#4e078f) is rgb(78, 7, 143) in RGB.

No, #4e078f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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