#4b3959

Color #4b3959

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 20.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4b3959

RGB

rgb(75, 57, 89)

HSL

hsl(273.8, 21.9%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.8, 36%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.7%, 36%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(27.14, 14.98, -16.21)

LCH

lch(27.14, 22.07, 312.74)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.0578, 309.53)

HWB

hwb(273.8, 22.4%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#475939

Analogous

#3b3959

#4b3959

#593957

Triadic

#4b3959

#594b39

#39594b

Split-complementary

#4b3959

#575939

#39593b

Tetradic

#4b3959

#593947

#475939

#39594b

Square

#4b3959

#593b39

#475939

#395759

Shades

Color #4b3959 mixed toward black.

#3e2f4a

#32263b

#251c2c

#19131e

#0c090f

Tints

Color #4b3959 mixed toward white.

#6a517e

#896ba0

#a690b8

#c4b5d0

#e1dae7

Tones

Color #4b3959 mixed toward gray.

#4b3c56

#4a3e54

#4a4151

#4a444e

#49464c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.03:1

White text reads better on this background (10.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444453 · ΔE 10.4

Deuteranopia

#454651 · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#4a4d4c · ΔE 18.8

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b3959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b3959]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4b3959 (#4b3959) is rgb(75, 57, 89) in RGB.

No, #4b3959 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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