Information about #4E4657 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#4E4657 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(78, 70, 87) — 30.6% red, 27.5% green, 34.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 7 / 0 / 66. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned blue-purple violet, #4E4657 holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Grayish Violet (#4E4259). Its next-closest registered neighbors are HEX (#484558) and Mortar (#504351).

The recipe behind #4E4657 is rgb(78, 70, 87), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #4E4657: 9.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.3:1 for black. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:66), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #4E4657 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#4E4657 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#4E4657 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#4E4657 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#4E4657 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#615B68

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Grey

#808080

#4E4657 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#464C57

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#465357

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#4E4657 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#505846
#505846

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#475846
#475846

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#585746
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#464758
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#584E46
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#46584E
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#584650
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#505846
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#46584E
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#584647
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#505846
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#465857
#465857

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Nearest named colors to #4E4657

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Grayish Violet color link
Dark Grayish Violet

#4E4259

HEX color link
HEX

#484558

Mortar color link
Mortar

#504351

Gun Powder color link
Gun Powder

#484753

Dark Grayish Indigo color link
Dark Grayish Indigo

#484259

Dark Grayish Mulberry color link
Dark Grayish Mulberry

#544259

Everest color link
Everest

#4C4850

Berlin color link
Berlin

#554A58

Quartz color link
Quartz

#51484F

Mulled Wine color link
Mulled Wine

#524D5B

Abbey color link
Abbey

#4C4F56

Shadowy Lavender color link
Shadowy Lavender

#4E4A4E

#4E4657 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#4E4657
  • RGB78, 70, 87
  • CMYK4, 7, 0, 66
  • CSSrgb(78, 70, 87)
  • HSL268°, 11%, 31%
  • HSL Precise268.235°, 10.828%, 30.784%
  • HSV268°, 20%, 34%
  • HSB268°, 20%, 34%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.306
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.341
  • GLSLvec3(0.306, 0.275, 0.341)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.306, 0.275, 0.341, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.306, 0.275, 0.341)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB30.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.1%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID4E4657
  • DECIMAL ID5129815
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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