#4e0042

Color #4e0042

A vivid, highly saturated very dark magenta.

Closest named color Purple #800080 · ΔE 29.8 Nearest Tailwind class fuchsia-950 #4b004f · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e0042

RGB

rgb(78, 0, 66)

HSL

hsl(309.2, 100%, 15.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(309.2, 100%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 15.4%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(15.56, 39.69, -18.73)

LCH

lch(15.56, 43.89, 334.74)

OKLCH

oklch(28.9%, 0.1278, 336.38)

HWB

hwb(309.2, 0%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#004e0c

Analogous

#33004e

#4e0042

#4e001b

Triadic

#4e0042

#424e00

#00424e

Split-complementary

#4e0042

#1b4e00

#004e33

Tetradic

#4e0042

#4e0c00

#004e0c

#00424e

Square

#4e0042

#4e3300

#004e0c

#001b4e

Shades

Color #4e0042 mixed toward black.

#410037

#34002c

#270021

#1a0016

#0d000b

Tints

Color #4e0042 mixed toward white.

#96007f

#de00bc

#ff27de

#ff6fe9

#ffb7f4

Tones

Color #4e0042 mixed toward gray.

#48073e

#410d39

#3b1435

#341a30

#2e212c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

14.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.4:1

White text reads better on this background (14.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3a39 · ΔE 25.2

Deuteranopia

#3e4137 · ΔE 34.3

Tritanopia

#4c312f · ΔE 20

Achromatopsia

#272727 · ΔE 24

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e0042;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e0042]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#4e0042 (#4e0042) is rgb(78, 0, 66) in RGB.

No, #4e0042 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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