#4e38ae

Color #4e38ae

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 12.83 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e38ae

RGB

rgb(78, 56, 174)

HSL

hsl(251.2, 51.3%, 45.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(251.2, 67.8%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 67.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(32.93, 41.29, -59.88)

LCH

lch(32.93, 72.74, 304.59)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.1781, 284.93)

HWB

hwb(251.2, 22%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98ae38

Analogous

#385dae

#4e38ae

#8938ae

Triadic

#4e38ae

#ae4e38

#38ae4e

Split-complementary

#4e38ae

#ae8938

#5dae38

Tetradic

#4e38ae

#ae3898

#98ae38

#38ae4e

Square

#4e38ae

#ae385d

#98ae38

#38ae89

Shades

Color #4e38ae mixed toward black.

#412f91

#342574

#271c57

#1a133a

#0d091d

Tints

Color #4e38ae mixed toward white.

#654ec6

#8472d2

#a295dd

#c1b8e8

#e0dcf4

Tones

Color #4e38ae mixed toward gray.

#5442a4

#5a4c9a

#615691

#675f87

#6d697d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45459c · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#474897 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#4d8b87 · ΔE 37.3

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 27.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e38ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e38ae]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4e38ae (#4e38ae) is rgb(78, 56, 174) in RGB.

No, #4e38ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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