#4c0081

Color #4c0081

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 0.74 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4c0081

RGB

rgb(76, 0, 129)

HSL

hsl(275.3, 100%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(275.3, 100%, 50.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(41.1%, 100%, 0%, 49.4%)

LAB

lab(20.52, 51.57, -52.58)

LCH

lch(20.52, 73.65, 314.44)

OKLCH

oklch(33.9%, 0.1786, 302.63)

HWB

hwb(275.3, 0%, 49.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#358100

Analogous

#0b0081

#4c0081

#810076

Triadic

#4c0081

#814c00

#00814c

Split-complementary

#4c0081

#768100

#00810b

Tetradic

#4c0081

#810035

#358100

#00814c

Square

#4c0081

#810b00

#358100

#007681

Shades

Color #4c0081 mixed toward black.

#3f006c

#330056

#260041

#19002b

#0d0016

Tints

Color #4c0081 mixed toward white.

#7100c1

#9601ff

#b141ff

#cb80ff

#e5c0ff

Tones

Color #4c0081 mixed toward gray.

#4a0b76

#48166c

#462061

#442b56

#42364b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.62:1

White text reads better on this background (12.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#393971 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#3c406d · ΔE 16.7

Tritanopia

#4a635f · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 27.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c0081;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c0081]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4c0081 (#4c0081) is rgb(76, 0, 129) in RGB.

No, #4c0081 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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