#4e137b

Color #4e137b

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 9.59 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e137b

RGB

rgb(78, 19, 123)

HSL

hsl(274, 73.2%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274, 84.6%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.6%, 84.6%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(22, 45.28, -46.34)

LCH

lch(22, 64.79, 314.34)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.1605, 304.54)

HWB

hwb(274, 7.5%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#407b13

Analogous

#1a137b

#4e137b

#7b1374

Triadic

#4e137b

#7b4e13

#137b4e

Split-complementary

#4e137b

#747b13

#137b1a

Tetradic

#4e137b

#7b1340

#407b13

#137b4e

Square

#4e137b

#7b1a13

#407b13

#13747b

Shades

Color #4e137b mixed toward black.

#411066

#340d52

#27093d

#1a0629

#0d0314

Tints

Color #4e137b mixed toward white.

#6f1bb0

#902ade

#ac60e6

#c895ef

#e3caf7

Tones

Color #4e137b mixed toward gray.

#4d1c72

#4c2469

#4a2d61

#493658

#483e50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.7:1

White text reads better on this background (12.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3c6d · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#3f4269 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#4c5f5c · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e137b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e137b]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e137b (#4e137b) is rgb(78, 19, 123) in RGB.

No, #4e137b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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