#4c0579

Color #4c0579

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 6.1 Nearest Tailwind class purple-950 #3c0366 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4c0579

RGB

rgb(76, 5, 121)

HSL

hsl(276.7, 92.1%, 24.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.7, 95.9%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.2%, 95.9%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(20.15, 48.51, -48.11)

LCH

lch(20.15, 68.32, 315.24)

OKLCH

oklch(33.4%, 0.1682, 305.3)

HWB

hwb(276.7, 2%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#327905

Analogous

#120579

#4c0579

#79056c

Triadic

#4c0579

#794c05

#05794c

Split-complementary

#4c0579

#6c7905

#057912

Tetradic

#4c0579

#790532

#327905

#05794c

Square

#4c0579

#791205

#327905

#056c79

Shades

Color #4c0579 mixed toward black.

#3f0465

#330351

#26023c

#190228

#0d0114

Tints

Color #4c0579 mixed toward white.

#7308b6

#990af4

#b347f7

#cc84fa

#e6c2fc

Tones

Color #4c0579 mixed toward gray.

#4a0f6f

#481866

#45225c

#432c52

#413549

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.61:1

White text reads better on this background (13.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3a396a · ΔE 14.2

Deuteranopia

#3c4067 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#4a5d5a · ΔE 29.3

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c0579;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c0579]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4c0579 (#4c0579) is rgb(76, 5, 121) in RGB.

No, #4c0579 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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