#4a3857

Color #4a3857

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 19.66 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4a3857

RGB

rgb(74, 56, 87)

HSL

hsl(274.8, 21.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.8, 35.6%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 35.6%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(26.66, 14.76, -15.66)

LCH

lch(26.66, 21.52, 313.31)

OKLCH

oklch(37.4%, 0.0565, 310.4)

HWB

hwb(274.8, 22%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#455738

Analogous

#3a3857

#4a3857

#573854

Triadic

#4a3857

#574a38

#38574a

Split-complementary

#4a3857

#545738

#38573a

Tetradic

#4a3857

#573845

#455738

#38574a

Square

#4a3857

#573a38

#455738

#385457

Shades

Color #4a3857 mixed toward black.

#3e2f48

#31253a

#251c2b

#19131d

#0c090e

Tints

Color #4a3857 mixed toward white.

#6a507c

#896a9f

#a68fb7

#c4b5cf

#e1dae7

Tones

Color #4a3857 mixed toward gray.

#493a54

#493d52

#49404f

#48424d

#48454a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.99:1

White text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434351 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#44454f · ΔE 12.6

Tritanopia

#494b4a · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#3f3f3f · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a3857;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a3857]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4a3857 (#4a3857) is rgb(74, 56, 87) in RGB.

No, #4a3857 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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