#4e3173

Color #4e3173

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 9.78 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e3173

RGB

rgb(78, 49, 115)

HSL

hsl(266.4, 40.2%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.4, 57.4%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.2%, 57.4%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(26.89, 28, -33.34)

LCH

lch(26.89, 43.54, 310.02)

OKLCH

oklch(38.2%, 0.1105, 301.65)

HWB

hwb(266.4, 19.2%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#567331

Analogous

#313573

#4e3173

#6f3173

Triadic

#4e3173

#734e31

#31734e

Split-complementary

#4e3173

#736f31

#357331

Tetradic

#4e3173

#733156

#567331

#31734e

Square

#4e3173

#733135

#567331

#31736f

Shades

Color #4e3173 mixed toward black.

#412960

#34214d

#27193a

#1a1026

#0d0813

Tints

Color #4e3173 mixed toward white.

#6a429c

#865dba

#a486cb

#c3aedd

#e1d7ee

Tones

Color #4e3173 mixed toward gray.

#4f376e

#4f3c68

#504263

#51475d

#514d58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434368 · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#454765 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#4d5d5b · ΔE 25

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 23.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e3173;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e3173]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e3173 (#4e3173) is rgb(78, 49, 115) in RGB.

No, #4e3173 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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