#4e4253

Color #4e4253

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4253

RGB

rgb(78, 66, 83)

HSL

hsl(282.4, 11.4%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.4, 20.5%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 20.5%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(29.76, 8.78, -8.27)

LCH

lch(29.76, 12.06, 316.71)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0321, 316.01)

HWB

hwb(282.4, 25.9%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#475342

Analogous

#454253

#4e4253

#53424f

Triadic

#4e4253

#534e42

#42534e

Split-complementary

#4e4253

#4f5342

#425345

Tetradic

#4e4253

#534247

#475342

#42534e

Square

#4e4253

#534542

#475342

#424f53

Shades

Color #4e4253 mixed toward black.

#413745

#342c37

#272129

#1a161c

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #4e4253 mixed toward white.

#6d5d74

#8c7994

#a99aaf

#c6bcca

#e2dde4

Tones

Color #4e4253 mixed toward gray.

#4d4352

#4d4550

#4c464f

#4c484d

#4b494c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494f · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#4a4b4e · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#4d4c4b · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 11.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4253;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4253]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4e4253 (#4e4253) is rgb(78, 66, 83) in RGB.

No, #4e4253 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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