#4a4050

Color #4a4050

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.05 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4050

RGB

rgb(74, 64, 80)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 11.1%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 20%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.5%, 20%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(28.65, 7.8, -8.05)

LCH

lch(28.65, 11.21, 314.1)

OKLCH

oklch(38.8%, 0.0296, 312.81)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 25.1%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#465040

Analogous

#424050

#4a4050

#50404e

Triadic

#4a4050

#504a40

#40504a

Split-complementary

#4a4050

#4e5040

#405042

Tetradic

#4a4050

#504046

#465040

#40504a

Square

#4a4050

#504240

#465040

#404e50

Shades

Color #4a4050 mixed toward black.

#3e3543

#312b35

#252028

#19151b

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #4a4050 mixed toward white.

#695b72

#887792

#a699ae

#c4bbc9

#e1dde4

Tones

Color #4a4050 mixed toward gray.

#4a414f

#49434d

#49444c

#49454b

#484749

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.81:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#46464c · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#46474c · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#4a4a49 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4050;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4050]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4a4050 (#4a4050) is rgb(74, 64, 80) in RGB.

No, #4a4050 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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