#4b4051

Color #4b4051

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.7 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4051

RGB

rgb(75, 64, 81)

HSL

hsl(278.8, 11.7%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.8, 21%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 21%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(28.79, 8.43, -8.47)

LCH

lch(28.79, 11.95, 314.86)

OKLCH

oklch(38.9%, 0.0316, 313.59)

HWB

hwb(278.8, 25.1%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#465140

Analogous

#424051

#4b4051

#51404e

Triadic

#4b4051

#514b40

#40514b

Split-complementary

#4b4051

#4e5140

#405142

Tetradic

#4b4051

#514046

#465140

#40514b

Square

#4b4051

#514240

#465140

#404e51

Shades

Color #4b4051 mixed toward black.

#3e3543

#322b36

#252028

#19151b

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #4b4051 mixed toward white.

#6a5b73

#897794

#a799ae

#c4bbc9

#e2dde4

Tones

Color #4b4051 mixed toward gray.

#4a414f

#4a434e

#4a444d

#49464b

#49474a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.15:1

White text reads better on this background (9.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46464d · ΔE 8

Deuteranopia

#47484c · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 11.5

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 11.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4051;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4051]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4b4051 (#4b4051) is rgb(75, 64, 81) in RGB.

No, #4b4051 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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