#4e37aa

Color #4e37aa

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 11.47 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e37aa

RGB

rgb(78, 55, 170)

HSL

hsl(252, 51.1%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 67.6%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.1%, 67.6%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(32.38, 40.64, -58.39)

LCH

lch(32.38, 71.14, 304.84)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.1743, 285.78)

HWB

hwb(252, 21.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93aa37

Analogous

#3759aa

#4e37aa

#8737aa

Triadic

#4e37aa

#aa4e37

#37aa4e

Split-complementary

#4e37aa

#aa8737

#59aa37

Tetradic

#4e37aa

#aa3793

#93aa37

#37aa4e

Square

#4e37aa

#aa3759

#93aa37

#37aa87

Shades

Color #4e37aa mixed toward black.

#412e8e

#342571

#271b55

#1a1239

#0d091c

Tints

Color #4e37aa mixed toward white.

#644cc5

#836fd1

#a293dc

#c1b7e8

#e0dbf3

Tones

Color #4e37aa mixed toward gray.

#5441a0

#594a97

#5f548d

#655d84

#6b677a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454598 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#464893 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#4d8884 · ΔE 36.7

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 27.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e37aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e37aa]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4e37aa (#4e37aa) is rgb(78, 55, 170) in RGB.

No, #4e37aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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