#4a3257

Color #4a3257

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 24.43 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#4a3257

RGB

rgb(74, 50, 87)

HSL

hsl(278.9, 27%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.9, 42.5%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 42.5%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(25.03, 18.68, -18.18)

LCH

lch(25.03, 26.07, 315.78)

OKLCH

oklch(36.1%, 0.0687, 313.05)

HWB

hwb(278.9, 19.6%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f5732

Analogous

#383257

#4a3257

#573252

Triadic

#4a3257

#574a32

#32574a

Split-complementary

#4a3257

#525732

#325738

Tetradic

#4a3257

#57323f

#3f5732

#32574a

Square

#4a3257

#573832

#3f5732

#325257

Shades

Color #4a3257 mixed toward black.

#3e2a49

#31213a

#25192c

#19111d

#0c080f

Tints

Color #4a3257 mixed toward white.

#6c497f

#8d61a4

#a989bb

#c6b0d2

#e2d8e8

Tones

Color #4a3257 mixed toward gray.

#493554

#483851

#473b4e

#463e4b

#464248

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.89:1

White text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#414150 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#42444e · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#494a48 · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#3b3b3b · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a3257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a3257]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4a3257 (#4a3257) is rgb(74, 50, 87) in RGB.

No, #4a3257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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