#4e4553

Color #4e4553

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.39 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4553

RGB

rgb(78, 69, 83)

HSL

hsl(278.6, 9.2%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.6, 16.9%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 16.9%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(30.64, 6.84, -6.95)

LCH

lch(30.64, 9.75, 314.54)

OKLCH

oklch(40.5%, 0.0258, 313.59)

HWB

hwb(278.6, 27.1%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a5345

Analogous

#474553

#4e4553

#534551

Triadic

#4e4553

#534e45

#45534e

Split-complementary

#4e4553

#515345

#455347

Tetradic

#4e4553

#53454a

#4a5345

#45534e

Square

#4e4553

#534745

#4a5345

#455153

Shades

Color #4e4553 mixed toward black.

#413945

#342e37

#272229

#1a171c

#0d0b0e

Tints

Color #4e4553 mixed toward white.

#6d6074

#8b7d93

#a89dae

#c5bec9

#e2dee4

Tones

Color #4e4553 mixed toward gray.

#4e4652

#4d4751

#4d484f

#4d4a4e

#4c4b4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.3:1

White text reads better on this background (9.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a50 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#4b4b4f · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#4e4d4d · ΔE 9.5

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 9.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4553;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4553]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4553 (#4e4553) is rgb(78, 69, 83) in RGB.

No, #4e4553 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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