#494152

Color #494152

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#494152

RGB

rgb(73, 65, 82)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 11.6%, 28.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 20.7%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(11%, 20.7%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(28.92, 7.23, -8.95)

LCH

lch(28.92, 11.51, 308.93)

OKLCH

oklch(39%, 0.03, 306.34)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 25.5%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5241

Analogous

#414152

#494152

#514152

Triadic

#494152

#524941

#415249

Split-complementary

#494152

#525141

#415241

Tetradic

#494152

#52414a

#4a5241

#415249

Square

#494152

#524141

#4a5241

#415251

Shades

Color #494152 mixed toward black.

#3d3644

#312b37

#242029

#18161b

#0c0b0e

Tints

Color #494152 mixed toward white.

#675c74

#857894

#a49aaf

#c2bbca

#e1dde4

Tones

Color #494152 mixed toward gray.

#494251

#49444f

#49454e

#49474c

#49484b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46464e · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#46474d · ΔE 8

Tritanopia

#494b4a · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 10.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #494152;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494152]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#494152 (#494152) is rgb(73, 65, 82) in RGB.

No, #494152 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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