#4e4c55

Color #4e4c55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.08 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4c55

RGB

rgb(78, 76, 85)

HSL

hsl(253.3, 5.6%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.3, 10.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 10.6%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(32.8, 2.84, -5.01)

LCH

lch(32.8, 5.76, 299.55)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.0149, 295.88)

HWB

hwb(253.3, 29.8%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#53554c

Analogous

#4c4f55

#4e4c55

#534c55

Triadic

#4e4c55

#554e4c

#4c554e

Split-complementary

#4e4c55

#55534c

#4f554c

Tetradic

#4e4c55

#554c53

#53554c

#4c554e

Square

#4e4c55

#554c4f

#53554c

#4c5553

Shades

Color #4e4c55 mixed toward black.

#413f47

#343339

#27262b

#1a191c

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4c55 mixed toward white.

#6a6874

#878491

#a5a3ad

#c3c2c8

#e1e0e4

Tones

Color #4e4c55 mixed toward gray.

#4e4d54

#4f4e54

#4f4e53

#504f52

#505051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.49:1

White text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d53 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#4d4d52 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#4e5151 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4c55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4c55]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4e4c55 (#4e4c55) is rgb(78, 76, 85) in RGB.

No, #4e4c55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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