#4e4854

Color #4e4854

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.15 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4854

RGB

rgb(78, 72, 84)

HSL

hsl(270, 7.7%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 14.3%, 32.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 14.3%, 0%, 67.1%)

LAB

lab(31.57, 5.15, -6.21)

LCH

lch(31.57, 8.07, 309.67)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.0212, 307.9)

HWB

hwb(270, 28.2%, 67.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5448

Analogous

#484854

#4e4854

#544854

Triadic

#4e4854

#544e48

#48544e

Split-complementary

#4e4854

#545448

#485448

Tetradic

#4e4854

#54484e

#4e5448

#48544e

Square

#4e4854

#544848

#4e5448

#485454

Shades

Color #4e4854 mixed toward black.

#413c46

#343038

#27242a

#1a181c

#0d0c0e

Tints

Color #4e4854 mixed toward white.

#6c6374

#898092

#a7a0ad

#c4bfc9

#e2dfe4

Tones

Color #4e4854 mixed toward gray.

#4e4953

#4e4a52

#4e4b51

#4e4c50

#4e4d4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b51 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#4c4c51 · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#4e4f4f · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 8.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4854;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4854]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4854 (#4e4854) is rgb(78, 72, 84) in RGB.

No, #4e4854 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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