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#4E495C

#4e495c ≈ Eggplant

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#4e495c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.63% green and 36.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 15.22% cyan, 20.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 63.92% black. Its hue angle is 255.79°, with 11.52% saturation and 32.35% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral 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 8.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Eggplant (#614051), ΔE 10.72.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0716

Complementary

  1. #4e495c
  2. #575c49

Split complementary

  1. #4e495c
  2. #5c5749
  3. #4d5c49

Analogous

  1. #494d5c
  2. #4e495c
  3. #57495c

Triadic

  1. #4e495c
  2. #5c4e49
  3. #495c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e495c
  2. #5c4957
  3. #575c49
  4. #495c4e

Square

  1. #4e495c
  2. #5c494d
  3. #575c49
  4. #495c57

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090b
  2. #2a2731
  3. #4e495c
  4. #726b87
  5. #9a94aa

Shades

#4e495c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e495c
  2. #464253
  3. #3e3a4a
  4. #373340
  5. #2f2c37
  6. #27252e
  7. #1f1d25
  8. #17161c
  9. #100f12
  10. #080709
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e495c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e495c
  2. #605b6c
  3. #716d7d
  4. #83808d
  5. #95929d
  6. #a7a4ae
  7. #b8b6be
  8. #cac8ce
  9. #dcdbde
  10. #ededef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e495c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e495c
  2. #534f60
  3. #585463
  4. #5d5a67
  5. #625f6a
  6. #67656e
  7. #6c6a72
  8. #717075
  9. #767579
  10. #7b7b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4b53 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #454c5d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #464b5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c4c4f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #494b5d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #494a5c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d4b55 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e495c {
  color: #4e495c;
}
Background
.bg-4e495c {
  background-color: #4e495c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e495c {
  border: 2px solid #4e495c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e495c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 92;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 12% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e495c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e495c, #57495c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e495c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 92 / 0.35);
}

#614051 Eggplant ΔE 10.72 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.24 #645452 Wenge ΔE 11.73 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.01 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.08 #353839 Onyx ΔE 13.19 #343434 Jet ΔE 13.29 #b1b6a3 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Eggplant
#4e495c  rgb(78, 73, 92)  hsl(256, 12%, 32%)  Eggplant
#575c49  rgb(87, 92, 73)  hsl(76, 12%, 32%)  Rifle Green
#5c4e49  rgb(92, 78, 73)  hsl(16, 12%, 32%)  Umber
#495c4e  rgb(73, 92, 78)  hsl(136, 12%, 32%)  Feldgrau