#4e4259

Color #4e4259

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.09 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4259

RGB

rgb(78, 66, 89)

HSL

hsl(271.3, 14.8%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(271.3, 25.8%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 25.8%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(30, 10.22, -11.78)

LCH

lch(30, 15.6, 310.94)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0409, 308.24)

HWB

hwb(271.3, 25.9%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5942

Analogous

#434259

#4e4259

#594258

Triadic

#4e4259

#594e42

#42594e

Split-complementary

#4e4259

#585942

#425943

Tetradic

#4e4259

#59424d

#4d5942

#42594e

Square

#4e4259

#594342

#4d5942

#425859

Shades

Color #4e4259 mixed toward black.

#41374a

#342c3b

#27212c

#1a161e

#0d0b0f

Tints

Color #4e4259 mixed toward white.

#6c5b7b

#89779a

#a799b3

#c4bbcd

#e2dde6

Tones

Color #4e4259 mixed toward gray.

#4e4457

#4e4655

#4e4853

#4e4a51

#4e4c4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494954 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#4a4b53 · ΔE 10.1

Tritanopia

#4d504f · ΔE 15.5

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 13.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4259]

Related colors

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Purple #9370db

Frequently asked questions

#4e4259 (#4e4259) is rgb(78, 66, 89) in RGB.

No, #4e4259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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