#4b4451

Color #4b4451

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.3 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4451

RGB

rgb(75, 68, 81)

HSL

hsl(272.3, 8.7%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(272.3, 16%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 16%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(29.97, 5.83, -6.7)

LCH

lch(29.97, 8.88, 311.03)

OKLCH

oklch(39.9%, 0.0233, 309.43)

HWB

hwb(272.3, 26.7%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5144

Analogous

#444451

#4b4451

#514450

Triadic

#4b4451

#514b44

#44514b

Split-complementary

#4b4451

#505144

#445144

Tetradic

#4b4451

#51444a

#4a5144

#44514b

Square

#4b4451

#514444

#4a5144

#445051

Shades

Color #4b4451 mixed toward black.

#3e3943

#322d36

#252228

#19171b

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #4b4451 mixed toward white.

#695f72

#877c91

#a59dad

#c3bec8

#e1dee4

Tones

Color #4b4451 mixed toward gray.

#4b4550

#4b464f

#4b474e

#4b484d

#4b494c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.24:1

White text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48484e · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#48494d · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#4b4c4b · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 8.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4451;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4451]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4b4451 (#4b4451) is rgb(75, 68, 81) in RGB.

No, #4b4451 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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