#4e4557

Color #4e4557

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4557

RGB

rgb(78, 69, 87)

HSL

hsl(270, 11.5%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 20.7%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 20.7%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(30.79, 7.79, -9.3)

LCH

lch(30.79, 12.13, 309.95)

OKLCH

oklch(40.6%, 0.0318, 307.59)

HWB

hwb(270, 27.1%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5745

Analogous

#454557

#4e4557

#574557

Triadic

#4e4557

#574e45

#45574e

Split-complementary

#4e4557

#575745

#455745

Tetradic

#4e4557

#57454e

#4e5745

#45574e

Square

#4e4557

#574545

#4e5745

#455757

Shades

Color #4e4557 mixed toward black.

#413a49

#342e3a

#27232c

#1a171d

#0d0c0f

Tints

Color #4e4557 mixed toward white.

#6c5f78

#897b97

#a79cb1

#c4bdcb

#e2dee5

Tones

Color #4e4557 mixed toward gray.

#4e4756

#4e4854

#4e4a53

#4e4b51

#4e4d50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.31:1

White text reads better on this background (9.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a53 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#4b4b52 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#4e504f · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 11.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4557;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4557]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4557 (#4e4557) is rgb(78, 69, 87) in RGB.

No, #4e4557 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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