Deep Space Sparkle (#4A646C)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 6.31:1 — vs black: 3.33:1

Color values

HEX #4A646C
RGB rgb(74, 100, 108)
HSL hsl(194, 31%, 42%)
CMYK cmyk( 31.48, 7.41, 0, 57.65 )

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Tags

Mood

Style

Muted (190) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4A646C based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Deep Space Sparkle
#4A646C Base

#6C524A

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Deep Space Sparkle
#4A646C Base

#4A6C63

#4A536C

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Deep Space Sparkle
#4A646C Base

#6C4A64

#646C4A

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Deep Space Sparkle
#4A646C Base

#6C4A53

#6C634A

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Deep Space Sparkle
#4A646C Base

#634A6C

#6C524A

#536C4A

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Deep Space Sparkle
#4A646C Base

#0C1011

#2B3A3F

#394E54

#5B7A84

#6A8E99

#97B0B8

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Deep Space Sparkle, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #0A0E0F

— #171F22

— #243034

— #314247

— #3D5359

Deep Space Sparkle #4A646C Base

— #638590

— #84A2AB

— #A8BDC3

— #CCD8DC

— #F0F4F5

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4A646C. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4A646C;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4A646C;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4A646C;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4A646C,
        #8E5A4A
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4A646C,
        #8E5A4A
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$deep-space-sparkle: #4A646C;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$deep-space-sparkle-r: 74;
$deep-space-sparkle-g: 100;
$deep-space-sparkle-b: 108;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $deep-space-sparkle;
    color: rgba($deep-space-sparkle-r, $deep-space-sparkle-g, $deep-space-sparkle-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Deep Space Sparkle appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4A646C How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #5D5D6C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #62626C Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #486565 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #606060 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Deep Space Sparkle ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Deep Space Sparkle #4A646C Base

Stormcloud #4F666A ΔE 2.14

Cadet #536872 ΔE 3.02

Dark Electric Blue #536878 ΔE 5.54

Teal Blue #367588 ΔE 8.51

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.