#4a0097

Color #4a0097

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 10.86 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4a0097

RGB

rgb(74, 0, 151)

HSL

hsl(269.4, 100%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(269.4, 100%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(51%, 100%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(22.62, 56.33, -62.89)

LCH

lch(22.62, 84.43, 311.85)

OKLCH

oklch(36%, 0.1983, 294.42)

HWB

hwb(269.4, 0%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d9700

Analogous

#000297

#4a0097

#950097

Triadic

#4a0097

#974a00

#00974a

Split-complementary

#4a0097

#979500

#029700

Tetradic

#4a0097

#97004d

#4d9700

#00974a

Square

#4a0097

#970002

#4d9700

#009795

Shades

Color #4a0097 mixed toward black.

#3e007e

#310065

#25004b

#190032

#0c0019

Tints

Color #4a0097 mixed toward white.

#6700d3

#8510ff

#a34bff

#c287ff

#e0c3ff

Tones

Color #4a0097 mixed toward gray.

#4a0d8a

#4a197e

#4b2671

#4b3265

#4b3f58

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.74:1

White text reads better on this background (12.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#373785 · ΔE 11.6

Deuteranopia

#3a3e80 · ΔE 14.1

Tritanopia

#487470 · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#363636 · ΔE 29.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a0097;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a0097]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4a0097 (#4a0097) is rgb(74, 0, 151) in RGB.

No, #4a0097 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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