#4d4553

Color #4d4553

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.97 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4d4553

RGB

rgb(77, 69, 83)

HSL

hsl(274.3, 9.2%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(274.3, 16.9%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 16.9%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(30.54, 6.45, -7.11)

LCH

lch(30.54, 9.6, 312.21)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.0252, 310.82)

HWB

hwb(274.3, 27.1%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b5345

Analogous

#464553

#4d4553

#534552

Triadic

#4d4553

#534d45

#45534d

Split-complementary

#4d4553

#525345

#455346

Tetradic

#4d4553

#53454b

#4b5345

#45534d

Square

#4d4553

#534645

#4b5345

#455253

Shades

Color #4d4553 mixed toward black.

#403945

#332e37

#262229

#1a171c

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #4d4553 mixed toward white.

#6b6074

#897d93

#a79dae

#c4bec9

#e2dee4

Tones

Color #4d4553 mixed toward gray.

#4d4652

#4d4751

#4c484f

#4c4a4e

#4c4b4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a50 · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#4a4b4f · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 9.6

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4d4553;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d4553]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4d4553 (#4d4553) is rgb(77, 69, 83) in RGB.

No, #4d4553 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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