#4e256f

Color #4e256f

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.4 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e256f

RGB

rgb(78, 37, 111)

HSL

hsl(273.2, 50%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.2, 66.7%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.7%, 66.7%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(23.97, 33.98, -35.46)

LCH

lch(23.97, 49.11, 313.78)

OKLCH

oklch(35.9%, 0.125, 306.64)

HWB

hwb(273.2, 14.5%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#466f25

Analogous

#29256f

#4e256f

#6f256b

Triadic

#4e256f

#6f4e25

#256f4e

Split-complementary

#4e256f

#6b6f25

#256f29

Tetradic

#4e256f

#6f2546

#466f25

#256f4e

Square

#4e256f

#6f2925

#466f25

#256b6f

Shades

Color #4e256f mixed toward black.

#411f5c

#34194a

#271237

#1a0c25

#0d0612

Tints

Color #4e256f mixed toward white.

#6e349c

#8d4ac3

#a977d2

#c6a4e1

#e2d2f0

Tones

Color #4e256f mixed toward gray.

#4d2b69

#4d3163

#4c375c

#4b3e56

#4b4450

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.82:1

White text reads better on this background (11.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404063 · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#424560 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#4d5856 · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e256f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e256f]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4e256f (#4e256f) is rgb(78, 37, 111) in RGB.

No, #4e256f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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