#4b4055

Color #4b4055

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4055

RGB

rgb(75, 64, 85)

HSL

hsl(271.4, 14.1%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.4, 24.7%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 24.7%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(28.95, 9.39, -10.83)

LCH

lch(28.95, 14.33, 310.93)

OKLCH

oklch(39.1%, 0.0376, 308.52)

HWB

hwb(271.4, 25.1%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5540

Analogous

#404055

#4b4055

#554054

Triadic

#4b4055

#554b40

#40554b

Split-complementary

#4b4055

#545540

#405540

Tetradic

#4b4055

#55404a

#4a5540

#40554b

Square

#4b4055

#554040

#4a5540

#405455

Shades

Color #4b4055 mixed toward black.

#3e3547

#322b39

#25202a

#19151c

#0c0b0e

Tints

Color #4b4055 mixed toward white.

#695a77

#877698

#a598b1

#c3bacb

#e1dde5

Tones

Color #4b4055 mixed toward gray.

#4b4253

#4b4351

#4b4550

#4b474e

#4b494c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.71:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464651 · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#47484f · ΔE 9.7

Tritanopia

#4a4d4c · ΔE 14.7

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 12.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4055;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4055]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4b4055 (#4b4055) is rgb(75, 64, 85) in RGB.

No, #4b4055 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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