#4e2a7e

Color #4e2a7e

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.3 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e2a7e

RGB

rgb(78, 42, 126)

HSL

hsl(265.7, 50%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(265.7, 66.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.1%, 66.7%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(26.1, 35.19, -41.57)

LCH

lch(26.1, 54.46, 310.25)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.136, 299.53)

HWB

hwb(265.7, 16.5%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a7e2a

Analogous

#2a307e

#4e2a7e

#782a7e

Triadic

#4e2a7e

#7e4e2a

#2a7e4e

Split-complementary

#4e2a7e

#7e782a

#307e2a

Tetradic

#4e2a7e

#7e2a5a

#5a7e2a

#2a7e4e

Square

#4e2a7e

#7e2a30

#5a7e2a

#2a7e78

Shades

Color #4e2a7e mixed toward black.

#412369

#341c54

#27153f

#1a0e2a

#0d0715

Tints

Color #4e2a7e mixed toward white.

#6838a9

#8554c6

#a37fd4

#c2a9e2

#e0d4f1

Tones

Color #4e2a7e mixed toward gray.

#4f3177

#503870

#513f69

#524662

#534d5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.96:1

White text reads better on this background (10.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414171 · ΔE 9.9

Deuteranopia

#43456d · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#4d6461 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#3e3e3e · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e2a7e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e2a7e]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e2a7e (#4e2a7e) is rgb(78, 42, 126) in RGB.

No, #4e2a7e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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