#493b58

Color #493b58

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#493b58

RGB

rgb(73, 59, 88)

HSL

hsl(269, 19.7%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269, 33%, 34.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 33%, 0%, 65.5%)

LAB

lab(27.43, 12.68, -15.12)

LCH

lch(27.43, 19.73, 309.98)

OKLCH

oklch(37.9%, 0.0514, 306.22)

HWB

hwb(269, 23.1%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a583b

Analogous

#3b3b58

#493b58

#573b58

Triadic

#493b58

#58493b

#3b5849

Split-complementary

#493b58

#58573b

#3b583b

Tetradic

#493b58

#583b4a

#4a583b

#3b5849

Square

#493b58

#583b3b

#4a583b

#3b5857

Shades

Color #493b58 mixed toward black.

#3d3149

#31273b

#241d2c

#18141d

#0c0a0f

Tints

Color #493b58 mixed toward white.

#67537c

#856e9e

#a492b6

#c2b7ce

#e1dbe7

Tones

Color #493b58 mixed toward gray.

#493d55

#494053

#494251

#49454e

#49474c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.05:1

White text reads better on this background (10.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434352 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#444551 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#484d4c · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#414141 · ΔE 15.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493b58;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493b58]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#493b58 (#493b58) is rgb(73, 59, 88) in RGB.

No, #493b58 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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