#4e009b

Color #4e009b

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 12.33 Nearest Tailwind class violet-900 #4d179a · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e009b

RGB

rgb(78, 0, 155)

HSL

hsl(270.2, 100%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270.2, 100%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(49.7%, 100%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(23.63, 57.58, -63.67)

LCH

lch(23.63, 85.84, 312.12)

OKLCH

oklch(36.9%, 0.2022, 295.39)

HWB

hwb(270.2, 0%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d9b00

Analogous

#01009b

#4e009b

#9b009b

Triadic

#4e009b

#9b4e00

#009b4e

Split-complementary

#4e009b

#9b9b00

#009b01

Tetradic

#4e009b

#9b004d

#4d9b00

#009b4e

Square

#4e009b

#9b0100

#4d9b00

#009b9b

Shades

Color #4e009b mixed toward black.

#410081

#340067

#27004e

#1a0034

#0d001a

Tints

Color #4e009b mixed toward white.

#6c00d6

#8912ff

#a74eff

#c489ff

#e2c4ff

Tones

Color #4e009b mixed toward gray.

#4e0d8e

#4e1a81

#4e2774

#4e3467

#4e415a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.8:1

White text reads better on this background (11.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3a89 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#3e4184 · ΔE 14.4

Tritanopia

#4c7773 · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#383838 · ΔE 29.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e009b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e009b]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e009b (#4e009b) is rgb(78, 0, 155) in RGB.

No, #4e009b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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