#4e3155

Color #4e3155

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 25.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e3155

RGB

rgb(78, 49, 85)

HSL

hsl(288.3, 26.9%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.3, 42.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 42.4%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(25.18, 20.27, -16.6)

LCH

lch(25.18, 26.2, 320.68)

OKLCH

oklch(36.3%, 0.0704, 319.61)

HWB

hwb(288.3, 19.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#385531

Analogous

#3c3155

#4e3155

#55314a

Triadic

#4e3155

#554e31

#31554e

Split-complementary

#4e3155

#4a5531

#31553c

Tetradic

#4e3155

#553138

#385531

#31554e

Square

#4e3155

#553c31

#385531

#314a55

Shades

Color #4e3155 mixed toward black.

#412947

#342139

#27192b

#1a101c

#0d080e

Tints

Color #4e3155 mixed toward white.

#73487d

#9660a3

#b088ba

#cbb0d1

#e5d7e8

Tones

Color #4e3155 mixed toward gray.

#4c3452

#4a374f

#493a4c

#473d49

#454046

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43434e · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#45474c · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#4d4847 · ΔE 18.6

Achromatopsia

#3c3c3c · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e3155;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e3155]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#4e3155 (#4e3155) is rgb(78, 49, 85) in RGB.

No, #4e3155 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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