#4d4057

Color #4d4057

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.41 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4d4057

RGB

rgb(77, 64, 87)

HSL

hsl(273.9, 15.2%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(273.9, 26.4%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.5%, 26.4%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(29.24, 10.65, -11.66)

LCH

lch(29.24, 15.79, 312.41)

OKLCH

oklch(39.4%, 0.0414, 310.11)

HWB

hwb(273.9, 25.1%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5740

Analogous

#414057

#4d4057

#574055

Triadic

#4d4057

#574d40

#40574d

Split-complementary

#4d4057

#555740

#405741

Tetradic

#4d4057

#57404a

#4a5740

#40574d

Square

#4d4057

#574140

#4a5740

#405557

Shades

Color #4d4057 mixed toward black.

#403548

#332b3a

#26202b

#1a151d

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #4d4057 mixed toward white.

#6b5979

#8a759a

#a798b3

#c4bacc

#e2dde6

Tones

Color #4d4057 mixed toward gray.

#4d4255

#4c4453

#4c4651

#4c484f

#4c4a4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484852 · ΔE 9

Deuteranopia

#484951 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#4c4e4d · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 13.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d4057;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d4057]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4d4057 (#4d4057) is rgb(77, 64, 87) in RGB.

No, #4d4057 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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