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#4E485D

#4e485d ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e485d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.24% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.13% cyan, 22.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.53% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 12.73% saturation and 32.35% 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 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.31.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0704

Complementary

  1. #4e485d
  2. #575d48

Split complementary

  1. #4e485d
  2. #5d5848
  3. #4c5d48

Analogous

  1. #484c5d
  2. #4e485d
  3. #58485d

Triadic

  1. #4e485d
  2. #5d4e48
  3. #485d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e485d
  2. #5d4857
  3. #575d48
  4. #485d4e

Square

  1. #4e485d
  2. #5d484c
  3. #575d48
  4. #485d58

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #2a2732
  3. #4e485d
  4. #726988
  5. #9a93ab

Shades

#4e485d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e485d
  2. #464154
  3. #3e3a4a
  4. #373241
  5. #2f2b38
  6. #27242f
  7. #1f1d25
  8. #17161c
  9. #100e13
  10. #080709
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e485d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e485d
  2. #605a6d
  3. #716d7d
  4. #837f8e
  5. #95919e
  6. #a7a4ae
  7. #b8b6be
  8. #cac8ce
  9. #dcdadf
  10. #ededef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e485d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e485d
  2. #534e61
  3. #585364
  4. #5d5968
  5. #625e6b
  6. #67646f
  7. #6c6a72
  8. #716f76
  9. #767579
  10. #7b7a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4a53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #444b5e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #454b5c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b4b4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484a5e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #494a5d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c4a55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e485d {
  color: #4e485d;
}
Background
.bg-4e485d {
  background-color: #4e485d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e485d {
  border: 2px solid #4e485d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e485d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 72 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 13% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e485d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e485d, #58485d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e485d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 72 93 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.31 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 12.18 #645452 Wenge ΔE 12.34 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.22 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.83 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.92 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.94 #b1b7a2 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4e485d  rgb(78, 72, 93)  hsl(257, 13%, 32%)  Eggplant
#575d48  rgb(87, 93, 72)  hsl(77, 13%, 32%)  Rifle Green
#5d4e48  rgb(93, 78, 72)  hsl(17, 13%, 32%)  Umber
#485d4e  rgb(72, 93, 78)  hsl(137, 13%, 32%)  Feldgrau