#4e3398

Color #4e3398

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 7.36 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 5

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#4e3398

RGB

rgb(78, 51, 152)

HSL

hsl(256, 49.8%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256, 66.4%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.7%, 66.4%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(30.04, 37.51, -51.3)

LCH

lch(30.04, 63.55, 306.17)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.1564, 290.11)

HWB

hwb(256, 20%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d9833

Analogous

#334b98

#4e3398

#803398

Triadic

#4e3398

#984e33

#33984e

Split-complementary

#4e3398

#988033

#4b9833

Tetradic

#4e3398

#98337d

#7d9833

#33984e

Square

#4e3398

#98334b

#7d9833

#339880

Shades

Color #4e3398 mixed toward black.

#412a7f

#342265

#27194c

#1a1133

#0d0819

Tints

Color #4e3398 mixed toward white.

#6240be

#8166cc

#a08cd8

#c0b2e5

#dfd9f2

Tones

Color #4e3398 mixed toward gray.

#523b90

#564487

#5a4c7f

#5e5576

#625d6e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444488 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#454784 · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#4d7976 · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 26.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e3398;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e3398]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#4e3398 (#4e3398) is rgb(78, 51, 152) in RGB.

No, #4e3398 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #4e3398, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast