#4a484e

Color #4a484e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4a484e

RGB

rgb(74, 72, 78)

HSL

hsl(260, 4%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 7.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 7.7%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(30.97, 2.16, -3.28)

LCH

lch(30.97, 3.93, 303.37)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.0103, 301.06)

HWB

hwb(260, 28.2%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c4e48

Analogous

#48494e

#4a484e

#4d484e

Triadic

#4a484e

#4e4a48

#484e4a

Split-complementary

#4a484e

#4e4d48

#494e48

Tetradic

#4a484e

#4e484c

#4c4e48

#484e4a

Square

#4a484e

#4e4849

#4c4e48

#484e4d

Shades

Color #4a484e mixed toward black.

#3e3c41

#313034

#252427

#19181a

#0c0c0d

Tints

Color #4a484e mixed toward white.

#68656d

#85828c

#a4a1a9

#c2c1c5

#e1e0e2

Tones

Color #4a484e mixed toward gray.

#4a484d

#4a494d

#4a494c

#4b4a4c

#4b4a4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.02:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.33:1

White text reads better on this background (9.02:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494d · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#49494c · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#4a4b4b · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a484e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a484e]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#4a484e (#4a484e) is rgb(74, 72, 78) in RGB.

No, #4a484e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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