#4e4a5a

Color #4e4a5a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.47 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4a5a

RGB

rgb(78, 74, 90)

HSL

hsl(255, 9.8%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 17.8%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 17.8%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(32.38, 5.3, -8.82)

LCH

lch(32.38, 10.29, 301)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0267, 296.66)

HWB

hwb(255, 29%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565a4a

Analogous

#4a4e5a

#4e4a5a

#564a5a

Triadic

#4e4a5a

#5a4e4a

#4a5a4e

Split-complementary

#4e4a5a

#5a564a

#4e5a4a

Tetradic

#4e4a5a

#5a4a56

#565a4a

#4a5a4e

Square

#4e4a5a

#5a4a4e

#565a4a

#4a5a56

Shades

Color #4e4a5a mixed toward black.

#413e4b

#34313c

#27252d

#1a191e

#0d0c0f

Tints

Color #4e4a5a mixed toward white.

#69647a

#868097

#a4a0b1

#c3c0cb

#e1dfe5

Tones

Color #4e4a5a mixed toward gray.

#4f4b59

#4f4d57

#504e56

#514f55

#515153

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c56 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#4d4d56 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#4e5453 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4a5a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4a5a]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4e4a5a (#4e4a5a) is rgb(78, 74, 90) in RGB.

No, #4e4a5a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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