#493259

Color #493259

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#493259

RGB

rgb(73, 50, 89)

HSL

hsl(275.4, 28.1%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.4, 43.8%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18%, 43.8%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(25.01, 18.84, -19.53)

LCH

lch(25.01, 27.14, 313.97)

OKLCH

oklch(36.1%, 0.071, 310.37)

HWB

hwb(275.4, 19.6%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#425932

Analogous

#363259

#493259

#593256

Triadic

#493259

#594932

#325949

Split-complementary

#493259

#565932

#325936

Tetradic

#493259

#593242

#425932

#325949

Square

#493259

#593632

#425932

#325659

Shades

Color #493259 mixed toward black.

#3d2a4a

#31213b

#25192d

#18111e

#0c080f

Tints

Color #493259 mixed toward white.

#6a4881

#8a61a6

#a788bc

#c4b0d3

#e2d7e9

Tones

Color #493259 mixed toward gray.

#493556

#483953

#473c4f

#473f4c

#464249

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.88:1

White text reads better on this background (11.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404052 · ΔE 11.4

Deuteranopia

#414350 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#484b4a · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 19.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493259]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#493259 (#493259) is rgb(73, 50, 89) in RGB.

No, #493259 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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