#4e4057

Color #4e4057

A muted dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 14.74 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4057

RGB

rgb(78, 64, 87)

HSL

hsl(276.5, 15.2%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276.5, 26.4%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 26.4%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(29.35, 11.03, -11.49)

LCH

lch(29.35, 15.93, 313.83)

OKLCH

oklch(39.5%, 0.042, 312.01)

HWB

hwb(276.5, 25.1%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495740

Analogous

#424057

#4e4057

#574054

Triadic

#4e4057

#574e40

#40574e

Split-complementary

#4e4057

#545740

#405742

Tetradic

#4e4057

#574049

#495740

#40574e

Square

#4e4057

#574240

#495740

#405457

Shades

Color #4e4057 mixed toward black.

#413548

#342b3a

#27202b

#1a151d

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #4e4057 mixed toward white.

#6d5979

#8b759a

#a898b3

#c5bacc

#e2dde6

Tones

Color #4e4057 mixed toward gray.

#4e4255

#4d4453

#4d4651

#4c484f

#4c4a4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484852 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#494a51 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#4d4e4d · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 13.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4057;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4057]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Dark Violet #9400d3

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4057 (#4e4057) is rgb(78, 64, 87) in RGB.

No, #4e4057 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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