#4e256c

Color #4e256c

A moderately saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class purple-900 #59168b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e256c

RGB

rgb(78, 37, 108)

HSL

hsl(274.6, 49%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.6, 65.7%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 65.7%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(23.76, 33.21, -33.87)

LCH

lch(23.76, 47.44, 314.44)

OKLCH

oklch(35.7%, 0.1213, 308)

HWB

hwb(274.6, 14.5%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#436c25

Analogous

#2a256c

#4e256c

#6c2566

Triadic

#4e256c

#6c4e25

#256c4e

Split-complementary

#4e256c

#666c25

#256c2a

Tetradic

#4e256c

#6c2543

#436c25

#256c4e

Square

#4e256c

#6c2a25

#436c25

#25666c

Shades

Color #4e256c mixed toward black.

#411f5a

#341948

#271236

#1a0c24

#0d0612

Tints

Color #4e256c mixed toward white.

#6f3499

#8e4ac1

#ab77d0

#c7a4e0

#e3d2ef

Tones

Color #4e256c mixed toward gray.

#4d2b66

#4c3160

#4b375a

#4a3d54

#49434e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

11.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.81:1

White text reads better on this background (11.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#404060 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#42455d · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#4d5653 · ΔE 26

Achromatopsia

#393939 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e256c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e256c]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e256c (#4e256c) is rgb(78, 37, 108) in RGB.

No, #4e256c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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