#4b4157

Color #4b4157

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.03 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4157

RGB

rgb(75, 65, 87)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 14.5%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 25.3%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 25.3%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(29.32, 9.24, -11.56)

LCH

lch(29.32, 14.8, 308.64)

OKLCH

oklch(39.4%, 0.0387, 305.42)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 25.5%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5741

Analogous

#414257

#4b4157

#564157

Triadic

#4b4157

#574b41

#41574b

Split-complementary

#4b4157

#575641

#425741

Tetradic

#4b4157

#57414d

#4d5741

#41574b

Square

#4b4157

#574142

#4d5741

#415756

Shades

Color #4b4157 mixed toward black.

#3e3649

#322b3a

#25202c

#19161d

#0c0b0f

Tints

Color #4b4157 mixed toward white.

#685a79

#867699

#a499b2

#c3bbcc

#e1dde5

Tones

Color #4b4157 mixed toward gray.

#4b4355

#4b4553

#4b4651

#4c4850

#4c4a4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474752 · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#474851 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#4b4e4d · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4157;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4157]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4b4157 (#4b4157) is rgb(75, 65, 87) in RGB.

No, #4b4157 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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