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#4E455A

#4e455a ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e455a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.06% green and 35.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 13.33% cyan, 23.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 64.71% black. Its hue angle is 265.71°, with 13.21% saturation and 31.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 9.04.

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Relative luminance0.0661

Complementary

  1. #4e455a
  2. #515a45

Split complementary

  1. #4e455a
  2. #5a5945
  3. #475a45

Analogous

  1. #45475a
  2. #4e455a
  3. #59455a

Triadic

  1. #4e455a
  2. #5a4e45
  3. #455a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e455a
  2. #5a4551
  3. #515a45
  4. #455a4e

Square

  1. #4e455a
  2. #5a4547
  3. #515a45
  4. #455a59

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090c
  2. #28242f
  3. #4e455a
  4. #746685
  5. #9a8fa9

Shades

#4e455a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e455a
  2. #463e51
  3. #3e3748
  4. #37303f
  5. #2f2936
  6. #27232d
  7. #1f1c24
  8. #17151b
  9. #100e12
  10. #080709
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e455a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e455a
  2. #60586b
  3. #716a7b
  4. #837d8c
  5. #958f9c
  6. #a7a2ad
  7. #b8b5bd
  8. #cac7ce
  9. #dcdade
  10. #edecef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e455a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e455a
  2. #534b5e
  3. #585162
  4. #5d5765
  5. #625d69
  6. #67636d
  7. #6c6871
  8. #716e75
  9. #767478
  10. #7b7a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4750 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #41485b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #434959 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c484c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47475b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #48475a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4752 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e455a {
  color: #4e455a;
}
Background
.bg-4e455a {
  background-color: #4e455a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e455a {
  border: 2px solid #4e455a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e455a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 90;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 13% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e455a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e455a, #59455a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e455a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 90 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 9.04 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.38 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.93 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.61 #343434 Jet ΔE 14.00 #674c47 Liver ΔE 14.17 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.24 #b1baa5 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4e455a  rgb(78, 69, 90)  hsl(266, 13%, 31%)  Eggplant
#515a45  rgb(81, 90, 69)  hsl(86, 13%, 31%)  Rifle Green
#5a4e45  rgb(90, 78, 69)  hsl(26, 13%, 31%)  Umber
#455a4e  rgb(69, 90, 78)  hsl(146, 13%, 31%)  Feldgrau