#493b4c

Color #493b4c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#493b4c

RGB

rgb(73, 59, 76)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 12.6%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 22.4%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.9%, 22.4%, 0%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(26.92, 9.73, -8.05)

LCH

lch(26.92, 12.63, 320.4)

OKLCH

oklch(37.4%, 0.0339, 320.26)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 23.1%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e4c3b

Analogous

#413b4c

#493b4c

#4c3b47

Triadic

#493b4c

#4c493b

#3b4c49

Split-complementary

#493b4c

#474c3b

#3b4c41

Tetradic

#493b4c

#4c3b3e

#3e4c3b

#3b4c49

Square

#493b4c

#4c413b

#3e4c3b

#3b474c

Shades

Color #493b4c mixed toward black.

#3d313f

#312733

#251e26

#181419

#0c0a0d

Tints

Color #493b4c mixed toward white.

#6b566f

#8c7292

#a995ad

#c6b9c8

#e2dce4

Tones

Color #493b4c mixed toward gray.

#483c4b

#473e49

#463f48

#454146

#444245

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.01:1

White text reads better on this background (10.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434348 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#444547 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#484545 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 12.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493b4c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493b4c]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#493b4c (#493b4c) is rgb(73, 59, 76) in RGB.

No, #493b4c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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