#4b2256

Color #4b2256

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 21.12 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4b2256

RGB

rgb(75, 34, 86)

HSL

hsl(287.3, 43.3%, 23.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(287.3, 60.5%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 60.5%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(21.25, 28.67, -23.44)

LCH

lch(21.25, 37.03, 320.73)

OKLCH

oklch(33.3%, 0.0989, 318.73)

HWB

hwb(287.3, 13.3%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d5622

Analogous

#312256

#4b2256

#562247

Triadic

#4b2256

#564b22

#22564b

Split-complementary

#4b2256

#475622

#225631

Tetradic

#4b2256

#56222d

#2d5622

#22564b

Square

#4b2256

#563122

#2d5622

#224756

Shades

Color #4b2256 mixed toward black.

#3e1c48

#321739

#25112b

#190b1d

#0c060e

Tints

Color #4b2256 mixed toward white.

#743484

#9c47b3

#b673c8

#cea2da

#e7d0ed

Tones

Color #4b2256 mixed toward gray.

#482652

#462b4d

#432f49

#413345

#3e3840

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.66:1

White text reads better on this background (12.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d4d · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#3f424b · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#4a4543 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#333333 · ΔE 22.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b2256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b2256]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b2256 (#4b2256) is rgb(75, 34, 86) in RGB.

No, #4b2256 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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