HEX to RGB: #4D179A

Also known as: Tailwind violet-900

#4D179A → rgb(77 23 154)

Values are shown at full precision, so converting back gives exactly #4d179a. The rounded form is what you normally paste into CSS.

Step-by-step math

Every number below is computed from the input, nothing is looked up.

1. HEX → pairs
```
#4D179A → 4D | 17 | 9A
```

2. base 16 → base 10

R = 4D₁₆ = 4×16 + 13 = 77
G = 17₁₆ = 1×16 + 7 = 23
B = 9A₁₆ = 9×16 + 10 = 154

3. RGB
```
rgb(77 23 154)
```

All formats

HEX: #4d179a
RGB: rgb(77 23 154)
RGB (legacy): rgb(77, 23, 154)
HSL: hsl(264.73 74.01% 34.71%) → hsl(265 74% 35%)
HWB: hwb(265 9% 40%)
OKLCH: oklch(0.380 0.189 293.6) · oklch(38.0% 0.189 293.6)
OKLab: oklab(0.380 0.076 -0.173)
Lab (D50): lab(24.40 45.64 -61.49)
LCH (D50): lch(24.40 76.58 306.59)
Display P3: color(display-p3 0.2774 0.1046 0.5804)
Linear sRGB: color(srgb-linear 0.0742 0.0086 0.3231)

Gamut: sRGB and Display P3

#4D179A is a hex color, so it sits inside sRGB and therefore inside Display P3. At this lightness and hue, sRGB reaches chroma 0.210 and Display P3 reaches 0.217; this color uses 90% of the sRGB chroma available.

CSS snippets

.element {
  color: #4d179a;
  color: rgb(77 23 154);
  color: hsl(265 74% 35%);
  color: oklch(0.380 0.189 293.6);
}

/* Tailwind CSS v4 */
@theme {
  --color-brand: oklch(0.380 0.189 293.6);
}
/* arbitrary values */
class="text-[#4d179a] bg-[oklch(0.380_0.189_293.6)]"

/* wide-gamut screens */
@media (color-gamut: p3) {
  .element { color: color(display-p3 0.2774 0.1046 0.5804); }
}

/* relative color syntax: 10% darker */
.element-dark { color: oklch(from #4d179a calc(l - 0.1) c h); }

Nearby colors

Closest colors in the Tailwind and CSS named palettes (OKLab distance).

Lighter and darker, same hue and chroma

#5C2EAE · oklch(0.440 0.189 293.6) · ΔL +0.06
#3E0086 · oklch(0.320 0.189 293.6) · ΔL −0.06

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