#4a3e4e

Color #4a3e4e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.89 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4a3e4e

RGB

rgb(74, 62, 78)

HSL

hsl(285, 11.4%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(285, 20.5%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 20.5%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(27.98, 8.63, -7.75)

LCH

lch(27.98, 11.6, 318.08)

OKLCH

oklch(38.3%, 0.031, 317.61)

HWB

hwb(285, 24.3%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424e3e

Analogous

#423e4e

#4a3e4e

#4e3e4a

Triadic

#4a3e4e

#4e4a3e

#3e4e4a

Split-complementary

#4a3e4e

#4a4e3e

#3e4e42

Tetradic

#4a3e4e

#4e3e42

#424e3e

#3e4e4a

Square

#4a3e4e

#4e423e

#424e3e

#3e4a4e

Shades

Color #4a3e4e mixed toward black.

#3e3441

#312934

#251f27

#19151a

#0c0a0d

Tints

Color #4a3e4e mixed toward white.

#6b5970

#8b7692

#a898ad

#c5bac8

#e2dde4

Tones

Color #4a3e4e mixed toward gray.

#493f4d

#49414b

#48424a

#474349

#474547

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#45454a · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#46474a · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#494847 · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a3e4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a3e4e]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Frequently asked questions

#4a3e4e (#4a3e4e) is rgb(74, 62, 78) in RGB.

No, #4a3e4e 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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