#4e147a

Color #4e147a

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e147a

RGB

rgb(78, 20, 122)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 71.8%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 83.6%, 47.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.1%, 83.6%, 0%, 52.2%)

LAB

lab(22.04, 44.68, -45.64)

LCH

lch(22.04, 63.87, 314.39)

OKLCH

oklch(34.8%, 0.1585, 304.85)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 7.8%, 52.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#407a14

Analogous

#1b147a

#4e147a

#7a1473

Triadic

#4e147a

#7a4e14

#147a4e

Split-complementary

#4e147a

#737a14

#147a1b

Tetradic

#4e147a

#7a1440

#407a14

#147a4e

Square

#4e147a

#7a1b14

#407a14

#14737a

Shades

Color #4e147a mixed toward black.

#411165

#340d51

#270a3d

#1a0729

#0d0314

Tints

Color #4e147a mixed toward white.

#701daf

#902cdc

#ac61e5

#c896ee

#e3caf6

Tones

Color #4e147a mixed toward gray.

#4d1c71

#4c2569

#4a2d60

#493658

#483e4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.71:1

White text reads better on this background (12.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3c6c · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#3f4368 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#4c5f5b · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#353535 · ΔE 26.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e147a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e147a]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e147a (#4e147a) is rgb(78, 20, 122) in RGB.

No, #4e147a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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