#4b2359

Color #4b2359

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.75 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b2359

RGB

rgb(75, 35, 89)

HSL

hsl(284.4, 43.5%, 24.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(284.4, 60.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 60.7%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(21.65, 28.8, -24.81)

LCH

lch(21.65, 38.01, 319.26)

OKLCH

oklch(33.7%, 0.1007, 316.57)

HWB

hwb(284.4, 13.7%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#315923

Analogous

#302359

#4b2359

#59234c

Triadic

#4b2359

#594b23

#23594b

Split-complementary

#4b2359

#4c5923

#235930

Tetradic

#4b2359

#592331

#315923

#23594b

Square

#4b2359

#593023

#315923

#234c59

Shades

Color #4b2359 mixed toward black.

#3e1d4a

#32173b

#25122c

#190c1e

#0c060f

Tints

Color #4b2359 mixed toward white.

#723587

#9947b5

#b374c8

#cca3db

#e6d1ed

Tones

Color #4b2359 mixed toward gray.

#492854

#472c50

#44304b

#423547

#403942

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.68:1

White text reads better on this background (12.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3d3d50 · ΔE 14.9

Deuteranopia

#3f424d · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#4a4846 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#343434 · ΔE 22.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b2359;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b2359]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4b2359 (#4b2359) is rgb(75, 35, 89) in RGB.

No, #4b2359 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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