#4e2ad5

Color #4e2ad5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Blue Violet #8a2be2 · ΔE 14.2 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-700 #432dd7 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e2ad5

RGB

rgb(78, 42, 213)

HSL

hsl(252.6, 67.1%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.6, 80.3%, 83.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.4%, 80.3%, 0%, 16.5%)

LAB

lab(34.15, 59.79, -80.77)

LCH

lch(34.15, 100.49, 306.51)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.2377, 281.23)

HWB

hwb(252.6, 16.5%, 16.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b1d52a

Analogous

#2a5cd5

#4e2ad5

#a32ad5

Triadic

#4e2ad5

#d54e2a

#2ad54e

Split-complementary

#4e2ad5

#d5a32a

#5cd52a

Tetradic

#4e2ad5

#d52ab1

#b1d52a

#2ad54e

Square

#4e2ad5

#d52a5c

#b1d52a

#2ad5a3

Shades

Color #4e2ad5 mixed toward black.

#4123b2

#341c8e

#27156b

#1a0e47

#0d0724

Tints

Color #4e2ad5 mixed toward white.

#6b4ddc

#8971e3

#a694ea

#c4b8f1

#e1dbf8

Tones

Color #4e2ad5 mixed toward gray.

#5638c7

#5e46b9

#6755aa

#6f639c

#77718e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4141bd · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#4345b7 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#4da7a2 · ΔE 46.6

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 30.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e2ad5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e2ad5]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4e2ad5 (#4e2ad5) is rgb(78, 42, 213) in RGB.

No, #4e2ad5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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