#4A044E — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#4A044E is a very dark, vivid pink. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class fuchsia-950 (e.g. bg-fuchsia-950, text-fuchsia-950). Its nearest CSS named color is indigo (#4b0082). For readable text on a #4A044E background, white text gives the strongest contrast (14.80:1). Because it is dark, #4A044E suits text, navigation bars, and footers on light backgrounds, and its tints make natural hover and surface colors.
Color Values
| Hex | #4A044E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 4, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(297, 90%, 16%) |
| HSV / HSB | 297°, 95%, 31% |
| Nearest named | indigo (#4b0082) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#4A044E in Tailwind CSS (fuchsia-950)
#4A044E ships with Tailwind CSS as fuchsia-950 — use it as bg-fuchsia-950, text-fuchsia-950, or border-fuchsia-950. It sits at step 950 of the fuchsia ramp; every other step links to its own page:
Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.
Tints of #4A044E (Mixed with White)
Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.
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10% tint
#5c1d60 -
20% tint
#6e3671 -
30% tint
#804f83 -
40% tint
#926895 -
50% tint
#a582a7 -
60% tint
#b79bb8 -
70% tint
#c9b4ca -
80% tint
#dbcddc -
90% tint
#ede6ed
Shades of #4A044E (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#430446 -
20% shade
#3b033e -
30% shade
#340337 -
40% shade
#2c022f -
50% shade
#250227 -
60% shade
#1e021f -
70% shade
#160117 -
80% shade
#0f0110 -
90% shade
#070008
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #4A044E background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).
| Text color | White text 14.80:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass |
|---|---|
| Black text 1.42:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail |
If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a lighter tint of #4A044E from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More pink colors in the library: #4C0519 (rose-950), #500724 (pink-950), #800080, #831843 (pink-900), #881337 (rose-900), #9F1239 (rose-800).
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #4A044E?
#4A044E is a very dark, vivid pink —
rgb(74, 4, 78). Its nearest CSS named color isindigo. In Tailwind CSS it isfuchsia-950. -
How do I make tints and shades of #4A044E?
Mix #4A044E with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #4A044E is
#6e3671and a 20% shade is#3b033e— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #4A044E in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #4A044E?
White text gives the strongest contrast on a #4A044E background at 14.80:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #4A044E?
fuchsia-950— use it asbg-fuchsia-950,text-fuchsia-950, orborder-fuchsia-950. The full fuchsia 50–950 ramp is linked above.
Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.
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