#4e4c61

Color #4e4c61

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4c61

RGB

rgb(78, 76, 97)

HSL

hsl(245.7, 12.1%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.7, 21.6%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 21.6%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(33.25, 5.78, -11.95)

LCH

lch(33.25, 13.27, 295.81)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0345, 289.27)

HWB

hwb(245.7, 29.8%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f614c

Analogous

#4c5461

#4e4c61

#584c61

Triadic

#4e4c61

#614e4c

#4c614e

Split-complementary

#4e4c61

#61584c

#54614c

Tetradic

#4e4c61

#614c5f

#5f614c

#4c614e

Square

#4e4c61

#614c54

#5f614c

#4c6158

Shades

Color #4e4c61 mixed toward black.

#413f51

#343341

#272630

#1a1920

#0d0d10

Tints

Color #4e4c61 mixed toward white.

#676580

#84819c

#a2a1b5

#c1c0ce

#e0e0e6

Tones

Color #4e4c61 mixed toward gray.

#4f4e5f

#514f5d

#52515c

#54535a

#555558

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

#4d4d5c · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#4d4d5b · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#4e5958 · ΔE 15.1

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 11.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4c61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4c61]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e4c61 (#4e4c61) is rgb(78, 76, 97) in RGB.

No, #4e4c61 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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