#4e395e

Color #4e395e

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 23.14 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e395e

RGB

rgb(78, 57, 94)

HSL

hsl(274.1, 24.5%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.1, 39.4%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 39.4%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(27.72, 17.32, -18.53)

LCH

lch(27.72, 25.36, 313.07)

OKLCH

oklch(38.4%, 0.0663, 309.62)

HWB

hwb(274.1, 22.4%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495e39

Analogous

#3c395e

#4e395e

#5e395b

Triadic

#4e395e

#5e4e39

#395e4e

Split-complementary

#4e395e

#5b5e39

#395e3c

Tetradic

#4e395e

#5e3949

#495e39

#395e4e

Square

#4e395e

#5e3c39

#495e39

#395b5e

Shades

Color #4e395e mixed toward black.

#412f4e

#34263f

#271c2f

#1a131f

#0d0910

Tints

Color #4e395e mixed toward white.

#6d5083

#8b6aa5

#a88fbb

#c5b4d2

#e2dae8

Tones

Color #4e395e mixed toward gray.

#4e3c5b

#4d3f58

#4d4255

#4c4552

#4c484f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.07:1

White text reads better on this background (10.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464657 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#474855 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#4d504f · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 18.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e395e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e395e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e395e (#4e395e) is rgb(78, 57, 94) in RGB.

No, #4e395e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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