#4e23ad

Color #4e23ad

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Blue #00008b · ΔE 14.62 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e23ad

RGB

rgb(78, 35, 173)

HSL

hsl(258.7, 66.3%, 40.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(258.7, 79.8%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 79.8%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(29, 51.77, -65.72)

LCH

lch(29, 83.66, 308.23)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.1993, 288.4)

HWB

hwb(258.7, 13.7%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82ad23

Analogous

#233dad

#4e23ad

#9323ad

Triadic

#4e23ad

#ad4e23

#23ad4e

Split-complementary

#4e23ad

#ad9323

#3dad23

Tetradic

#4e23ad

#ad2382

#82ad23

#23ad4e

Square

#4e23ad

#ad233d

#82ad23

#23ad93

Shades

Color #4e23ad mixed toward black.

#411d90

#341773

#271257

#1a0c3a

#0d061d

Tints

Color #4e23ad mixed toward white.

#622ed5

#8158dd

#a181e6

#c0abee

#e0d5f7

Tones

Color #4e23ad mixed toward gray.

#522fa2

#573a96

#5b468b

#5f517f

#645d74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.17:1

White text reads better on this background (9.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3f99 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#424494 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#4c8783 · ΔE 38.6

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e23ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e23ad]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#4e23ad (#4e23ad) is rgb(78, 35, 173) in RGB.

No, #4e23ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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