#4e4051

Color #4e4051

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4051

RGB

rgb(78, 64, 81)

HSL

hsl(289.4, 11.7%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.4, 21%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 21%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(29.11, 9.61, -7.96)

LCH

lch(29.11, 12.48, 320.36)

OKLCH

oklch(39.3%, 0.0335, 320.33)

HWB

hwb(289.4, 25.1%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#435140

Analogous

#454051

#4e4051

#51404b

Triadic

#4e4051

#514e40

#40514e

Split-complementary

#4e4051

#4b5140

#405145

Tetradic

#4e4051

#514043

#435140

#40514e

Square

#4e4051

#514540

#435140

#404b51

Shades

Color #4e4051 mixed toward black.

#413543

#342b36

#272028

#1a151b

#0d0b0d

Tints

Color #4e4051 mixed toward white.

#6f5b73

#8e7794

#ab99ae

#c7bbc9

#e3dde4

Tones

Color #4e4051 mixed toward gray.

#4d414f

#4c434e

#4b444d

#4a464b

#49474a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48484d · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#494a4c · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#4d4a4a · ΔE 11

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4051;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4051]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#4e4051 (#4e4051) is rgb(78, 64, 81) in RGB.

No, #4e4051 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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