#493b51

Color #493b51

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.55 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#493b51

RGB

rgb(73, 59, 81)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 15.7%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 27.2%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 27.2%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(27.13, 10.92, -11.02)

LCH

lch(27.13, 15.51, 314.74)

OKLCH

oklch(37.6%, 0.041, 313.03)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 23.1%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#43513b

Analogous

#3e3b51

#493b51

#513b4e

Triadic

#493b51

#51493b

#3b5149

Split-complementary

#493b51

#4e513b

#3b513e

Tetradic

#493b51

#513b43

#43513b

#3b5149

Square

#493b51

#513e3b

#43513b

#3b4e51

Shades

Color #493b51 mixed toward black.

#3d3144

#312736

#251e29

#18141b

#0c0a0e

Tints

Color #493b51 mixed toward white.

#695575

#897097

#a794b1

#c4b8cb

#e2dbe5

Tones

Color #493b51 mixed toward gray.

#493d4f

#483f4d

#48414c

#47424a

#474448

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.03:1

White text reads better on this background (10.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#43434c · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#44454b · ΔE 11.3

Tritanopia

#484848 · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 13.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493b51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493b51]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#493b51 (#493b51) is rgb(73, 59, 81) in RGB.

No, #493b51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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