#4d4a53

Color #4d4a53

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#4d4a53

RGB

rgb(77, 74, 83)

HSL

hsl(260, 5.7%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(260, 10.8%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.2%, 10.8%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(32.03, 3.24, -4.88)

LCH

lch(32.03, 5.86, 303.58)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.0152, 300.77)

HWB

hwb(260, 29%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50534a

Analogous

#4a4c53

#4d4a53

#524a53

Triadic

#4d4a53

#534d4a

#4a534d

Split-complementary

#4d4a53

#53524a

#4c534a

Tetradic

#4d4a53

#534a50

#50534a

#4a534d

Square

#4d4a53

#534a4c

#50534a

#4a5352

Shades

Color #4d4a53 mixed toward black.

#403e45

#333137

#27252a

#1a191c

#0d0c0e

Tints

Color #4d4a53 mixed toward white.

#6a6672

#878390

#a5a2ac

#c3c1c8

#e1e0e3

Tones

Color #4d4a53 mixed toward gray.

#4d4b52

#4e4c52

#4e4c51

#4e4d50

#4e4e4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c51 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#4c4c50 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#4d4f4f · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d4a53;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d4a53]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Frequently asked questions

#4d4a53 (#4d4a53) is rgb(77, 74, 83) in RGB.

No, #4d4a53 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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