#4e4255

Color #4e4255

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.67 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4255

RGB

rgb(78, 66, 85)

HSL

hsl(277.9, 12.6%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.9, 22.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 22.4%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(29.84, 9.25, -9.45)

LCH

lch(29.84, 13.22, 314.39)

OKLCH

oklch(39.9%, 0.035, 312.91)

HWB

hwb(277.9, 25.9%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#495542

Analogous

#444255

#4e4255

#554252

Triadic

#4e4255

#554e42

#42554e

Split-complementary

#4e4255

#525542

#425544

Tetradic

#4e4255

#554249

#495542

#42554e

Square

#4e4255

#554442

#495542

#425255

Shades

Color #4e4255 mixed toward black.

#413747

#342c39

#27212a

#1a161c

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #4e4255 mixed toward white.

#6d5c77

#8b7896

#a89ab1

#c5bccb

#e2dde5

Tones

Color #4e4255 mixed toward gray.

#4e4453

#4d4552

#4d4750

#4c484f

#4c4a4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494951 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#4a4b50 · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 12.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4255;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4255]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4255 (#4e4255) is rgb(78, 66, 85) in RGB.

No, #4e4255 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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