#4a4e5e

Color #4a4e5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.69 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4e5e

RGB

rgb(74, 78, 94)

HSL

hsl(228, 11.9%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(228, 21.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 17%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(33.38, 2.28, -9.89)

LCH

lch(33.38, 10.15, 282.98)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.027, 274.25)

HWB

hwb(228, 29%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5a4a

Analogous

#4a585e

#4a4e5e

#504a5e

Triadic

#4a4e5e

#5e4a4e

#4e5e4a

Split-complementary

#4a4e5e

#5e504a

#585e4a

Tetradic

#4a4e5e

#5a4a5e

#5e5a4a

#4e5e4a

Square

#4a4e5e

#5e4a58

#5e5a4a

#4a5e50

Shades

Color #4a4e5e mixed toward black.

#3e414e

#31343f

#25272f

#191a1f

#0c0d10

Tints

Color #4a4e5e mixed toward white.

#63687e

#7f859b

#9fa3b4

#bfc2cd

#dfe0e6

Tones

Color #4a4e5e mixed toward gray.

#4c4f5c

#4d505b

#4f5159

#515257

#525356

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c5a · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#4c4b5a · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#4a5857 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4e5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4e5e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#4a4e5e (#4a4e5e) is rgb(74, 78, 94) in RGB.

No, #4a4e5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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