#4e4657

Color #4e4657

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.77 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4657

RGB

rgb(78, 70, 87)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 10.8%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 19.5%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 19.5%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(31.09, 7.14, -8.85)

LCH

lch(31.09, 11.37, 308.9)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0298, 306.41)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 27.5%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f5746

Analogous

#464757

#4e4657

#574657

Triadic

#4e4657

#574e46

#46574e

Split-complementary

#4e4657

#575746

#475746

Tetradic

#4e4657

#57464f

#4f5746

#46574e

Square

#4e4657

#574647

#4f5746

#465757

Shades

Color #4e4657 mixed toward black.

#413a49

#342f3a

#27232c

#1a171d

#0d0c0f

Tints

Color #4e4657 mixed toward white.

#6b6078

#897d96

#a69db0

#c4becb

#e1dee5

Tones

Color #4e4657 mixed toward gray.

#4e4756

#4e4954

#4e4a53

#4e4c51

#4e4d50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b53 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#4b4c52 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#4e504f · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 10.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4657;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4657]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4657 (#4e4657) is rgb(78, 70, 87) in RGB.

No, #4e4657 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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