#4e255d

Color #4e255d

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 18.62 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e255d

RGB

rgb(78, 37, 93)

HSL

hsl(283.9, 43.1%, 25.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(283.9, 60.2%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 60.2%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(22.77, 29.5, -25.65)

LCH

lch(22.77, 39.09, 318.99)

OKLCH

oklch(34.7%, 0.1033, 316.14)

HWB

hwb(283.9, 14.5%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#345d25

Analogous

#32255d

#4e255d

#5d2550

Triadic

#4e255d

#5d4e25

#255d4e

Split-complementary

#4e255d

#505d25

#255d32

Tetradic

#4e255d

#5d2534

#345d25

#255d4e

Square

#4e255d

#5d3225

#345d25

#25505d

Shades

Color #4e255d mixed toward black.

#411f4e

#34193e

#27122f

#1a0c1f

#0d0610

Tints

Color #4e255d mixed toward white.

#74378a

#9a4ab7

#b377c9

#cca4db

#e6d2ed

Tones

Color #4e255d mixed toward gray.

#4c2a58

#4a2e54

#48334f

#45384a

#433c46

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.75:1

White text reads better on this background (12.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404053 · ΔE 15.2

Deuteranopia

#424551 · ΔE 18.3

Tritanopia

#4d4b49 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e255d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e255d]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4e255d (#4e255d) is rgb(78, 37, 93) in RGB.

No, #4e255d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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