#4d4c55

Color #4d4c55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.67 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4d4c55

RGB

rgb(77, 76, 85)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 5.6%, 31.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 10.6%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.4%, 10.6%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(32.71, 2.44, -5.16)

LCH

lch(32.71, 5.71, 295.31)

OKLCH

oklch(42.1%, 0.0148, 291.01)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 29.8%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54554c

Analogous

#4c5055

#4d4c55

#524c55

Triadic

#4d4c55

#554d4c

#4c554d

Split-complementary

#4d4c55

#55524c

#50554c

Tetradic

#4d4c55

#554c54

#54554c

#4c554d

Square

#4d4c55

#554c50

#54554c

#4c5552

Shades

Color #4d4c55 mixed toward black.

#403f47

#333339

#27262b

#1a191c

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4d4c55 mixed toward white.

#696874

#868491

#a4a3ad

#c2c2c8

#e1e0e4

Tones

Color #4d4c55 mixed toward gray.

#4e4d54

#4e4e54

#4f4e53

#4f4f52

#505051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d53 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#4d4d52 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#4d5151 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d4c55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d4c55]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4d4c55 (#4d4c55) is rgb(77, 76, 85) in RGB.

No, #4d4c55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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