#493f4b

Color #493f4b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#493f4b

RGB

rgb(73, 63, 75)

HSL

hsl(290, 8.7%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 16%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 16%, 0%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(28.06, 6.88, -5.68)

LCH

lch(28.06, 8.92, 320.46)

OKLCH

oklch(38.3%, 0.0239, 320.59)

HWB

hwb(290, 24.7%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#414b3f

Analogous

#433f4b

#493f4b

#4b3f47

Triadic

#493f4b

#4b493f

#3f4b49

Split-complementary

#493f4b

#474b3f

#3f4b43

Tetradic

#493f4b

#4b3f41

#414b3f

#3f4b49

Square

#493f4b

#4b433f

#414b3f

#3f474b

Shades

Color #493f4b mixed toward black.

#3d353f

#312a32

#252026

#181519

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #493f4b mixed toward white.

#6a5b6d

#8a788e

#a79aaa

#c5bcc6

#e2dde3

Tones

Color #493f4b mixed toward gray.

#48404a

#484149

#474248

#464347

#464446

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.1:1

White text reads better on this background (10.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454548 · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#454648 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#494646 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #493f4b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#493f4b]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#493f4b (#493f4b) is rgb(73, 63, 75) in RGB.

No, #493f4b 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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