#4f3b99

Color #4f3b99

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Rebecca Purple #663399 · ΔE 9.8 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-800 #372aac · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4f3b99

RGB

rgb(79, 59, 153)

HSL

hsl(252.8, 44.3%, 41.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252.8, 61.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.4%, 61.4%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(32.01, 33.25, -48.72)

LCH

lch(32.01, 58.98, 304.31)

OKLCH

oklch(42.8%, 0.1468, 288.39)

HWB

hwb(252.8, 23.1%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#85993b

Analogous

#3b5699

#4f3b99

#7e3b99

Triadic

#4f3b99

#994f3b

#3b994f

Split-complementary

#4f3b99

#997e3b

#56993b

Tetradic

#4f3b99

#993b85

#85993b

#3b994f

Square

#4f3b99

#993b56

#85993b

#3b997e

Shades

Color #4f3b99 mixed toward black.

#423180

#352766

#281e4d

#1a1433

#0d0a1a

Tints

Color #4f3b99 mixed toward white.

#634cba

#8370c8

#a294d6

#c1b7e3

#e0dbf1

Tones

Color #4f3b99 mixed toward gray.

#544391

#584b89

#5d5382

#615a7a

#666272

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474789 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#484a85 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#4e7b78 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f3b99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f3b99]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4f3b99 (#4f3b99) is rgb(79, 59, 153) in RGB.

No, #4f3b99 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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