#4c4657

Color #4c4657

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4c4657

RGB

rgb(76, 70, 87)

HSL

hsl(261.2, 10.8%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(261.2, 19.5%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 19.5%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(30.89, 6.37, -9.17)

LCH

lch(30.89, 11.17, 304.79)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0291, 301.23)

HWB

hwb(261.2, 27.5%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515746

Analogous

#464957

#4c4657

#554657

Triadic

#4c4657

#574c46

#46574c

Split-complementary

#4c4657

#575546

#495746

Tetradic

#4c4657

#574651

#515746

#46574c

Square

#4c4657

#574649

#515746

#465755

Shades

Color #4c4657 mixed toward black.

#3f3a49

#332f3a

#26232c

#19171d

#0d0c0f

Tints

Color #4c4657 mixed toward white.

#696078

#867d96

#a49db0

#c2becb

#e1dee5

Tones

Color #4c4657 mixed toward gray.

#4c4756

#4d4954

#4d4a53

#4e4c51

#4e4d50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.32:1

White text reads better on this background (9.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494953 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#4a4a52 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#4c504f · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c4657;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c4657]

Related colors

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Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#4c4657 (#4c4657) is rgb(76, 70, 87) in RGB.

No, #4c4657 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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