#4e4974

Color #4e4974

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 22.53 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 10.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4974

RGB

rgb(78, 73, 116)

HSL

hsl(247, 22.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247, 37.1%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.8%, 37.1%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(33.23, 12.92, -23.93)

LCH

lch(33.23, 27.2, 298.36)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.0704, 288.38)

HWB

hwb(247, 28.6%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f7449

Analogous

#495a74

#4e4974

#644974

Triadic

#4e4974

#744e49

#49744e

Split-complementary

#4e4974

#746449

#5a7449

Tetradic

#4e4974

#74496f

#6f7449

#49744e

Square

#4e4974

#74495a

#6f7449

#497464

Shades

Color #4e4974 mixed toward black.

#413d61

#34314d

#27253a

#1a1827

#0d0c13

Tints

Color #4e4974 mixed toward white.

#645e95

#817cac

#a19dc1

#c0bdd6

#e0deea

Tones

Color #4e4974 mixed toward gray.

#514d71

#54506d

#565469

#595766

#5c5b62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c6c · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#4c4d69 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#4e6462 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4974;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4974]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e4974 (#4e4974) is rgb(78, 73, 116) in RGB.

No, #4e4974 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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