#4b4355

Color #4b4355

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.9 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4355

RGB

rgb(75, 67, 85)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 11.8%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 21.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 21.2%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(29.83, 7.44, -9.5)

LCH

lch(29.83, 12.07, 308.07)

OKLCH

oklch(39.8%, 0.0315, 305.05)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 26.3%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d5543

Analogous

#434455

#4b4355

#544355

Triadic

#4b4355

#554b43

#43554b

Split-complementary

#4b4355

#555443

#445543

Tetradic

#4b4355

#55434d

#4d5543

#43554b

Square

#4b4355

#554344

#4d5543

#435554

Shades

Color #4b4355 mixed toward black.

#3f3847

#322d39

#26222a

#19161c

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #4b4355 mixed toward white.

#685d76

#867a96

#a49bb0

#c3bcca

#e1dee5

Tones

Color #4b4355 mixed toward gray.

#4b4553

#4b4652

#4b4850

#4c494f

#4c4a4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484851 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#484950 · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#4b4e4d · ΔE 13

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 11

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4355;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4355]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4b4355 (#4b4355) is rgb(75, 67, 85) in RGB.

No, #4b4355 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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