#4e1ca0

Color #4e1ca0

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 10.42 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e1ca0

RGB

rgb(78, 28, 160)

HSL

hsl(262.7, 70.2%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(262.7, 82.5%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.2%, 82.5%, 0%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(26.7, 51.2, -61.65)

LCH

lch(26.7, 80.14, 309.71)

OKLCH

oklch(39.2%, 0.1912, 292.12)

HWB

hwb(262.7, 11%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ea01c

Analogous

#1c2ca0

#4e1ca0

#901ca0

Triadic

#4e1ca0

#a04e1c

#1ca04e

Split-complementary

#4e1ca0

#a0901c

#2ca01c

Tetradic

#4e1ca0

#a01c6e

#6ea01c

#1ca04e

Square

#4e1ca0

#a01c2c

#6ea01c

#1ca090

Shades

Color #4e1ca0 mixed toward black.

#411785

#34136b

#270e50

#1a0935

#0d051b

Tints

Color #4e1ca0 mixed toward white.

#6424ce

#8148df

#a176e7

#c0a4ef

#e0d1f7

Tones

Color #4e1ca0 mixed toward gray.

#512795

#53328a

#563d7f

#594874

#5b5369

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2:1

White text reads better on this background (10.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3e3e8e · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#404389 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#4c7d79 · ΔE 36.6

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 28.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e1ca0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e1ca0]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#4e1ca0 (#4e1ca0) is rgb(78, 28, 160) in RGB.

No, #4e1ca0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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