#4e4656

Color #4e4656

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4656

RGB

rgb(78, 70, 86)

HSL

hsl(270, 10.3%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(270, 18.6%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 18.6%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(31.05, 6.9, -8.27)

LCH

lch(31.05, 10.77, 309.84)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.0282, 307.8)

HWB

hwb(270, 27.5%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e5646

Analogous

#464656

#4e4656

#564656

Triadic

#4e4656

#564e46

#46564e

Split-complementary

#4e4656

#565646

#465646

Tetradic

#4e4656

#56464e

#4e5646

#46564e

Square

#4e4656

#564646

#4e5646

#465656

Shades

Color #4e4656 mixed toward black.

#413a48

#342f39

#27232b

#1a171d

#0d0c0e

Tints

Color #4e4656 mixed toward white.

#6c6077

#897d95

#a79db0

#c4beca

#e2dee5

Tones

Color #4e4656 mixed toward gray.

#4e4755

#4e4953

#4e4a52

#4e4b51

#4e4d4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.33:1

White text reads better on this background (9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b52 · ΔE 6.6

Deuteranopia

#4b4c52 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#4e504f · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4656;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4656]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4656 (#4e4656) is rgb(78, 70, 86) in RGB.

No, #4e4656 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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