#4e256a

Color #4e256a

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.51 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e256a

RGB

rgb(78, 37, 106)

HSL

hsl(275.7, 48.3%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.7, 65.1%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(26.4%, 65.1%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(23.62, 32.7, -32.79)

LCH

lch(23.62, 46.31, 314.92)

OKLCH

oklch(35.6%, 0.119, 308.96)

HWB

hwb(275.7, 14.5%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#416a25

Analogous

#2b256a

#4e256a

#6a2563

Triadic

#4e256a

#6a4e25

#256a4e

Split-complementary

#4e256a

#636a25

#256a2b

Tetradic

#4e256a

#6a2541

#416a25

#256a4e

Square

#4e256a

#6a2b25

#416a25

#25636a

Shades

Color #4e256a mixed toward black.

#411f58

#341947

#271235

#1a0c23

#0d0612

Tints

Color #4e256a mixed toward white.

#6f3597

#9049c0

#ac77d0

#c7a4df

#e3d2ef

Tones

Color #4e256a mixed toward gray.

#4d2b64

#4c305e

#4b3659

#4a3c53

#48424d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#40405f · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#42455c · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#4d5452 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e256a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e256a]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e256a (#4e256a) is rgb(78, 37, 106) in RGB.

No, #4e256a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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