#4e358c

Color #4e358c

A moderately saturated dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.31 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-900 #312c85 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e358c

RGB

rgb(78, 53, 140)

HSL

hsl(257.2, 45.1%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(257.2, 62.1%, 54.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.3%, 62.1%, 0%, 45.1%)

LAB

lab(29.56, 32.75, -44.72)

LCH

lch(29.56, 55.43, 306.22)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.1379, 292.42)

HWB

hwb(257.2, 20.8%, 45.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#738c35

Analogous

#35478c

#4e358c

#79358c

Triadic

#4e358c

#8c4e35

#358c4e

Split-complementary

#4e358c

#8c7935

#478c35

Tetradic

#4e358c

#8c3573

#738c35

#358c4e

Square

#4e358c

#8c3547

#738c35

#358c79

Shades

Color #4e358c mixed toward black.

#412c75

#34235d

#271a46

#1a122f

#0d0917

Tints

Color #4e358c mixed toward white.

#6343b2

#8166c5

#a08cd3

#c0b2e2

#dfd9f0

Tones

Color #4e358c mixed toward gray.

#513c85

#54437d

#574b76

#5a526f

#5d5968

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.21:1

White text reads better on this background (9.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44447e · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#46487a · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#4d716e · ΔE 30.1

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e358c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e358c]

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

#4e358c (#4e358c) is rgb(78, 53, 140) in RGB.

No, #4e358c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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