#4e3960

Color #4e3960

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 24.06 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 9.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e3960

RGB

rgb(78, 57, 96)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 25.5%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 40.6%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 40.6%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(27.82, 17.83, -19.67)

LCH

lch(27.82, 26.55, 312.19)

OKLCH

oklch(38.5%, 0.0692, 308.19)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 22.4%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b6039

Analogous

#3a3960

#4e3960

#60395f

Triadic

#4e3960

#604e39

#39604e

Split-complementary

#4e3960

#5f6039

#39603a

Tetradic

#4e3960

#60394b

#4b6039

#39604e

Square

#4e3960

#603a39

#4b6039

#395f60

Shades

Color #4e3960 mixed toward black.

#412f50

#342640

#271c30

#1a1320

#0d0910

Tints

Color #4e3960 mixed toward white.

#6c4f85

#8a6aa6

#a78fbd

#c5b4d3

#e2dae9

Tones

Color #4e3960 mixed toward gray.

#4e3c5d

#4d3f5a

#4d4356

#4d4653

#4d4950

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.08:1

White text reads better on this background (10.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464658 · ΔE 11

Deuteranopia

#474856 · ΔE 12.9

Tritanopia

#4d5250 · ΔE 21.4

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e3960;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e3960]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4e3960 (#4e3960) is rgb(78, 57, 96) in RGB.

No, #4e3960 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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