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#4E4860

#4e4860 ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4860 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 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 18.75% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 62.35% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 14.29% saturation and 32.94% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.5.

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Relative luminance0.071

Complementary

  1. #4e4860
  2. #5a6048

Split complementary

  1. #4e4860
  2. #605a48
  3. #4e6048

Analogous

  1. #484e60
  2. #4e4860
  3. #5a4860

Triadic

  1. #4e4860
  2. #604e48
  3. #48604e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4860
  2. #60485a
  3. #5a6048
  4. #48604e

Square

  1. #4e4860
  2. #60484e
  3. #5a6048
  4. #48605a

Monochromatic

  1. #09090c
  2. #2a2734
  3. #4e4860
  4. #72698c
  5. #9a93ae

Shades

#4e4860 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4860
  2. #464156
  3. #3e3a4d
  4. #373243
  5. #2f2b3a
  6. #272430
  7. #1f1d26
  8. #17161d
  9. #100e13
  10. #08070a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4860 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4860
  2. #605a70
  3. #716d80
  4. #837f90
  5. #9591a0
  6. #a7a4b0
  7. #b8b6bf
  8. #cac8cf
  9. #dcdadf
  10. #ededef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4860 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4860
  2. #534e63
  3. #585366
  4. #5d596a
  5. #625e6d
  6. #676470
  7. #6c6a73
  8. #716f76
  9. #76757a
  10. #7b7a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4a54 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #434b61 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #444b5f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b4c50 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #484a61 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484a60 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c4a57 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4860 {
  color: #4e4860;
}
Background
.bg-4e4860 {
  background-color: #4e4860;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4860 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4860;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4860;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 72 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 14% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4860 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4860, #5a4860);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4860 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 72 96 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.50 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 13.18 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.28 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.39 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.89 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 14.41 #353839 Onyx ΔE 14.83 #b1b79f Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4e4860  rgb(78, 72, 96)  hsl(255, 14%, 33%)  Eggplant
#5a6048  rgb(90, 96, 72)  hsl(75, 14%, 33%)  Feldgrau
#604e48  rgb(96, 78, 72)  hsl(15, 14%, 33%)  Umber
#48604e  rgb(72, 96, 78)  hsl(135, 14%, 33%)  Feldgrau