#4e3057

Color #4e3057

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 25.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#4e3057

RGB

rgb(78, 48, 87)

HSL

hsl(286.2, 28.9%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(286.2, 44.8%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 44.8%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(25.02, 21.38, -18.16)

LCH

lch(25.02, 28.05, 319.66)

OKLCH

oklch(36.2%, 0.0749, 318.14)

HWB

hwb(286.2, 18.8%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#395730

Analogous

#3b3057

#4e3057

#57304d

Triadic

#4e3057

#574e30

#30574e

Split-complementary

#4e3057

#4d5730

#30573b

Tetradic

#4e3057

#573039

#395730

#30574e

Square

#4e3057

#573b30

#395730

#304d57

Shades

Color #4e3057 mixed toward black.

#412849

#34203a

#27182c

#1a101d

#0d080f

Tints

Color #4e3057 mixed toward white.

#72467f

#965ea6

#b086bc

#caaed3

#e5d7e9

Tones

Color #4e3057 mixed toward gray.

#4c3354

#4b3751

#493a4d

#473d4a

#454047

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.88:1

White text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434350 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#45474e · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#4d4948 · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e3057;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e3057]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e3057 (#4e3057) is rgb(78, 48, 87) in RGB.

No, #4e3057 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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