#4a4456

Color #4a4456

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.21 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4456

RGB

rgb(74, 68, 86)

HSL

hsl(260, 11.7%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 20.9%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 20.9%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(30.06, 6.65, -9.8)

LCH

lch(30.06, 11.84, 304.16)

OKLCH

oklch(40%, 0.0308, 300.23)

HWB

hwb(260, 26.7%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505644

Analogous

#444756

#4a4456

#534456

Triadic

#4a4456

#564a44

#44564a

Split-complementary

#4a4456

#565344

#475644

Tetradic

#4a4456

#564450

#505644

#44564a

Square

#4a4456

#564447

#505644

#445653

Shades

Color #4a4456 mixed toward black.

#3e3948

#312d39

#25222b

#19171d

#0c0b0e

Tints

Color #4a4456 mixed toward white.

#675e77

#847a96

#a39cb0

#c1bdcb

#e0dee5

Tones

Color #4a4456 mixed toward gray.

#4b4655

#4b4753

#4c4952

#4c4a50

#4d4c4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474752 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#484851 · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#4a4f4e · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 10.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4456;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4456]

Related colors

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Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#4a4456 (#4a4456) is rgb(74, 68, 86) in RGB.

No, #4a4456 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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