#4e0879

Color #4e0879

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Indigo #4b0082 · ΔE 7.18 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e0879

RGB

rgb(78, 8, 121)

HSL

hsl(277.2, 87.6%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.2, 93.4%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.5%, 93.4%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(20.73, 48.02, -47.14)

LCH

lch(20.73, 67.29, 315.53)

OKLCH

oklch(33.9%, 0.1667, 306.29)

HWB

hwb(277.2, 3.1%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#337908

Analogous

#160879

#4e0879

#79086b

Triadic

#4e0879

#794e08

#08794e

Split-complementary

#4e0879

#6b7908

#087916

Tetradic

#4e0879

#790833

#337908

#08794e

Square

#4e0879

#791608

#337908

#086b79

Shades

Color #4e0879 mixed toward black.

#410765

#340551

#27043d

#1a0328

#0d0114

Tints

Color #4e0879 mixed toward white.

#750cb5

#9b11ef

#b44cf3

#cd88f7

#e6c3fb

Tones

Color #4e0879 mixed toward gray.

#4c1170

#4a1b66

#47245d

#452e53

#43374a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

12.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.63:1

White text reads better on this background (12.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3b3b6a · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#3e4267 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#4c5d5a · ΔE 29

Achromatopsia

#323232 · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e0879;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e0879]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e0879 (#4e0879) is rgb(78, 8, 121) in RGB.

No, #4e0879 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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