#4a1657

Color #4a1657

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 20.54 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4a1657

RGB

rgb(74, 22, 87)

HSL

hsl(288, 59.6%, 21.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 74.7%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 74.7%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(18.88, 34.88, -27.9)

LCH

lch(18.88, 44.67, 321.34)

OKLCH

oklch(31.6%, 0.1189, 318.89)

HWB

hwb(288, 8.6%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#235716

Analogous

#2a1657

#4a1657

#571644

Triadic

#4a1657

#574a16

#16574a

Split-complementary

#4a1657

#445716

#16572a

Tetradic

#4a1657

#571623

#235716

#16574a

Square

#4a1657

#572a16

#235716

#164457

Shades

Color #4a1657 mixed toward black.

#3e1249

#310f3a

#250b2c

#19071d

#0c040f

Tints

Color #4a1657 mixed toward white.

#77248c

#a531c2

#bf5fd7

#d494e4

#eacaf2

Tones

Color #4a1657 mixed toward gray.

#471b52

#44214c

#402647

#3d2c41

#3a313c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.54:1

White text reads better on this background (13.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a3a4d · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#3c3f4a · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#484442 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#2e2e2e · ΔE 23.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a1657;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a1657]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#4a1657 (#4a1657) is rgb(74, 22, 87) in RGB.

No, #4a1657 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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