Color

#4A4C5D

Dark muted cool violet. Nearest reference color: Independence.

RGB

0–255

CMYK

0–100%

20.43%

18.28%

63.53%

RGB describes how #4A4C5D is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 74, green 76 and blue 93.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 20.43%, magenta 18.28%, yellow 0% and black 63.53%.

HSL values

H 233.68° S 11.38% L 32.75%

In the HSL color model, #4A4C5D has a hue of 233.68°, 11.38% saturation and 32.75% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#4A4C5D is a dark, cool violet with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Dark
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #4A4C5D in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #4A4C5D

RGB rgb(74, 76, 93)

HSL hsl(233.68 11.38% 32.75%)

OKLCH oklch(0.421311 0.028288 279.8308)

CSS --color: #4A4C5D;

Tints of #4A4C5D

Tints are lighter variations of #4A4C5D. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EBEDFF #BFC2D6 #9699AC #6F7183 #4A4C5D

Shades of #4A4C5D

Shades are darker variations of #4A4C5D. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#4A4C5D #363848 #242534 #121422 #040510

Tones of #4A4C5D

Tones reduce the chroma of #4A4C5D, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#4A4C5D #4B4C5A #4B4D56 #4C4D53 #4D4D50

Tonal range of #4A4C5D

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #4A4C5D between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EBEDFF #BFC2D6 #9699AC #6F7183 #4A4C5D #363848 #242534 #121422 #040510

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EBEDFF;
    --color-200: #BFC2D6;
    --color-300: #9699AC;
    --color-400: #6F7183;
    --color-500: #4A4C5D;
    --color-600: #363848;
    --color-700: #242534;
    --color-800: #121422;
    --color-900: #040510;
}

Colors that go with #4A4C5D

Color harmonies for #4A4C5D are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#4A4C5D #514E3C

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#424F5D #4A4C5D #524959

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#4A4C5D #5C4842 #405248

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#4A4C5D #584B3D #485140

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#4A4C5D #5C474A #514E3C #3C5351

CSS gradients with #4A4C5D

These gradients show how #4A4C5D moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#4A4C5D #737583 #A0A1AB #CECFD4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4A4C5D, #737583, #A0A1AB, #CECFD4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#4A4C5D #2F313D #17181F #040406 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4A4C5D, #2F313D, #17181F, #040406, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#4A4C5D #564856 #5C474A #5A4A3F #514E3C

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #4A4C5D, #564856, #5C474A, #5A4A3F, #514E3C);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #4A4C5D. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

8.46:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Black text

2.48:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.0742 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #4A4C5D as the background.

background-color: #4A4C5D;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #4A4C5D in design

See how #4A4C5D works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#4A4C5D used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #4A4C5D to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#BFC2D6

#4A4C5D

#121422

Colors similar to #4A4C5D

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #4A4C5D, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#606274 #353747 #464970 #4D4D4D #474D5D #4D4B5C #525869 #424051

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #4A4C5D may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #484E5E Deuteranopia #474C5D Tritanopia #464F52

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #4A4C5D can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 7.3838
Y: 7.4149
Z: 11.396

CIELAB

L*: 32.7334
a*: 3.2878
b*: -10.2297

OKLab

L: 0.421311
a: 0.00483
b: -0.027872

OKLCH

L: 0.421311
C: 0.028288
H: 279.8308°