#4b3a55

Color #4b3a55

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.49 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4b3a55

RGB

rgb(75, 58, 85)

HSL

hsl(277.8, 18.9%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.8, 31.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 31.8%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(27.24, 13.32, -13.45)

LCH

lch(27.24, 18.93, 314.72)

OKLCH

oklch(37.8%, 0.05, 312.57)

HWB

hwb(277.8, 22.7%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#44553a

Analogous

#3d3a55

#4b3a55

#553a51

Triadic

#4b3a55

#554b3a

#3a554b

Split-complementary

#4b3a55

#51553a

#3a553d

Tetradic

#4b3a55

#553a44

#44553a

#3a554b

Square

#4b3a55

#553d3a

#44553a

#3a5155

Shades

Color #4b3a55 mixed toward black.

#3e3047

#322739

#251d2a

#19131c

#0c0a0e

Tints

Color #4b3a55 mixed toward white.

#6b5379

#8b6d9c

#a892b5

#c5b6cd

#e2dbe6

Tones

Color #4b3a55 mixed toward gray.

#4a3c53

#4a3e50

#49414e

#49434c

#48454a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.04:1

White text reads better on this background (10.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#44444f · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#45464e · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#4a4b4a · ΔE 16.8

Achromatopsia

#404040 · ΔE 15.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b3a55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b3a55]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4b3a55 (#4b3a55) is rgb(75, 58, 85) in RGB.

No, #4b3a55 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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