#4a4256

Color #4a4256

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.59 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4256

RGB

rgb(74, 66, 86)

HSL

hsl(264, 13.2%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 23.3%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 23.3%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(29.47, 7.96, -10.69)

LCH

lch(29.47, 13.33, 306.67)

OKLCH

oklch(39.5%, 0.0347, 303)

HWB

hwb(264, 25.9%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5642

Analogous

#424456

#4a4256

#544256

Triadic

#4a4256

#564a42

#42564a

Split-complementary

#4a4256

#565442

#445642

Tetradic

#4a4256

#56424e

#4e5642

#42564a

Square

#4a4256

#564244

#4e5642

#425654

Shades

Color #4a4256 mixed toward black.

#3e3748

#312c39

#25212b

#19161d

#0c0b0e

Tints

Color #4a4256 mixed toward white.

#675c78

#857897

#a39ab1

#c2bbcb

#e0dde5

Tones

Color #4a4256 mixed toward gray.

#4a4454

#4b4553

#4b4751

#4b494f

#4c4a4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.52:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474752 · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#474851 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#4a4e4d · ΔE 14.1

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 11.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4256;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4256]

Related colors

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Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#4a4256 (#4a4256) is rgb(74, 66, 86) in RGB.

No, #4a4256 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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