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#4E4D64

#4e4d64 ≈ Davy's Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4d64 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.2% green and 39.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 22% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 60.78% black. Its hue angle is 242.61°, with 12.99% saturation and 34.71% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Davy's Gray (#555555), ΔE 11.89.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0785

Complementary

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #63644d

Split complementary

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #645a4d
  3. #58644d

Analogous

  1. #4d5864
  2. #4e4d64
  3. #5a4d64

Triadic

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #644e4d
  3. #4d644e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #644d63
  3. #63644d
  4. #4d644e

Square

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #644d58
  3. #63644d
  4. #4d645a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0e
  2. #2c2c39
  3. #4e4d64
  4. #706e8f
  5. #9a99b1

Shades

#4e4d64 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #46455a
  3. #3e3e50
  4. #373646
  5. #2f2e3c
  6. #272732
  7. #1f1f28
  8. #17171e
  9. #100f14
  10. #08080a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4d64 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #605f74
  3. #717183
  4. #838293
  5. #9594a2
  6. #a7a6b2
  7. #b8b8c1
  8. #cacad1
  9. #dcdbe0
  10. #ededf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4d64 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4d64
  2. #535267
  3. #58576a
  4. #5d5c6c
  5. #62616f
  6. #676772
  7. #6c6c75
  8. #717178
  9. #76767a
  10. #7b7b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4e58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #475065 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #474f63 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #495155 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a4f65 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a4e64 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b4f5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4d64 {
  color: #4e4d64;
}
Background
.bg-4e4d64 {
  background-color: #4e4d64;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4d64 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4d64;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4d64;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 77 100;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 13% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4d64 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4d64, #5a4d64);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4d64 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 77 100 / 0.35);
}

#555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 11.89 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 12.55 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.69 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.04 #645452 Wenge ΔE 13.23 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 13.53 #483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 13.78 #b1b29b Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Davy's Gray
#4e4d64  rgb(78, 77, 100)  hsl(243, 13%, 35%)  Davy's Gray
#63644d  rgb(99, 100, 77)  hsl(63, 13%, 35%)  Feldgrau
#644e4d  rgb(100, 78, 77)  hsl(3, 13%, 35%)  Liver
#4d644e  rgb(77, 100, 78)  hsl(123, 13%, 35%)  Feldgrau