#493e55

Color #493e55

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.81 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#493e55

RGB

rgb(73, 62, 85)

HSL

hsl(268.7, 15.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.7, 27.1%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.1%, 27.1%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(28.16, 9.94, -12.05)

LCH

lch(28.16, 15.62, 309.52)

OKLCH

oklch(38.5%, 0.0408, 306.34)

HWB

hwb(268.7, 24.3%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a553e

Analogous

#3e3e55

#493e55

#543e55

Triadic

#493e55

#55493e

#3e5549

Split-complementary

#493e55

#55543e

#3e553e

Tetradic

#493e55

#553e4a

#4a553e

#3e5549

Square

#493e55

#553e3e

#4a553e

#3e5554

Shades

Color #493e55 mixed toward black.

#3d3447

#312939

#241f2a

#18151c

#0c0a0e

Tints

Color #493e55 mixed toward white.

#675878

#857399

#a496b2

#c2b9cc

#e1dce5

Tones

Color #493e55 mixed toward gray.

#494053

#494251

#49444f

#49464d

#49484b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (9.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444450 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#45464f · ΔE 9.4

Tritanopia

#484c4b · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 13.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493e55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493e55]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#493e55 (#493e55) is rgb(73, 62, 85) in RGB.

No, #493e55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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