#4f4a55

Color #4f4a55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4f4a55

RGB

rgb(79, 74, 85)

HSL

hsl(267.3, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(267.3, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 12.9%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(32.29, 4.5, -5.75)

LCH

lch(32.29, 7.3, 308.05)

OKLCH

oklch(41.8%, 0.019, 306.03)

HWB

hwb(267.3, 29%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50554a

Analogous

#4a4b55

#4f4a55

#554a55

Triadic

#4f4a55

#554f4a

#4a554f

Split-complementary

#4f4a55

#55554a

#4b554a

Tetradic

#4f4a55

#554a50

#50554a

#4a554f

Square

#4f4a55

#554a4b

#50554a

#4a5555

Shades

Color #4f4a55 mixed toward black.

#423e47

#353139

#28252b

#1a191c

#0d0c0e

Tints

Color #4f4a55 mixed toward white.

#6c6574

#898292

#a7a1ad

#c4c0c9

#e2e0e4

Tones

Color #4f4a55 mixed toward gray.

#4f4b54

#4f4c53

#4f4d52

#4f4e51

#4f4f50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d52 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#4d4e52 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#4f5050 · ΔE 7.9

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f4a55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f4a55]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#4f4a55 (#4f4a55) is rgb(79, 74, 85) in RGB.

No, #4f4a55 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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