#4a2ba1

Color #4a2ba1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 12.44 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#4a2ba1

RGB

rgb(74, 43, 161)

HSL

hsl(255.8, 57.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255.8, 73.3%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(54%, 73.3%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(28.79, 43.92, -58.85)

LCH

lch(28.79, 73.43, 306.73)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.1776, 287.73)

HWB

hwb(255.8, 16.9%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#82a12b

Analogous

#2b47a1

#4a2ba1

#852ba1

Triadic

#4a2ba1

#a14a2b

#2ba14a

Split-complementary

#4a2ba1

#a1852b

#47a12b

Tetradic

#4a2ba1

#a12b82

#82a12b

#2ba14a

Square

#4a2ba1

#a12b47

#82a12b

#2ba185

Shades

Color #4a2ba1 mixed toward black.

#3e2486

#311d6b

#251650

#190e36

#0c071b

Tints

Color #4a2ba1 mixed toward white.

#5d36c9

#7d5ed4

#9e86df

#beafe9

#dfd7f4

Tones

Color #4a2ba1 mixed toward gray.

#4f3597

#533f8d

#584983

#5d527a

#615c70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.15:1

White text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3f3e8f · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#40428b · ΔE 8.6

Tritanopia

#497f7b · ΔE 36.1

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 27.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a2ba1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a2ba1]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#4a2ba1 (#4a2ba1) is rgb(74, 43, 161) in RGB.

No, #4a2ba1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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