Independence (#4C516D)

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: 7.76:1 — vs black: 2.71:1

Color values

HEX #4C516D
RGB rgb(76, 81, 109)
HSL hsl(230, 30%, 42%)
CMYK cmyk( 30.28, 25.69, 0, 57.25 )

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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 #4C516D based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Independence
#4C516D Base

#6D684C

Analogous

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

Independence
#4C516D Base

#4C616D

#574C6D

Triadic

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

Independence
#4C516D Base

#6D4C51

#516D4C

Split-Complementary

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

Independence
#4C516D Base

#6D574C

#616D4C

Tetradic (Square)

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

Independence
#4C516D Base

#6D4C61

#6D684C

#4C6D57

Monochromatic

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

Independence
#4C516D Base

#0D0E13

#2D3040

#3B3F55

#5D6385

#6D7399

#9A9EB8

Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

— #0A0B0F

— #181922

— #252735

— #323547

— #3F435A

Independence #4C516D Base

— #656B90

— #868CAB

— #A9ADC3

— #CDCFDC

— #F0F1F5

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #4C516D. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #4C516D;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #4C516D;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #4C516D;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #4C516D,
        #8E844C
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #4C516D,
        #8E844C
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$independence: #4C516D;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$independence-r: 76;
$independence-g: 81;
$independence-b: 109;

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

Color Blindness Simulation

How Independence appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #4C516D How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #50506D 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 #50506D Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #475555 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #525252 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 Independence ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Independence #4C516D Base

Purple Navy #4E5180 ΔE 5.53

Cyber Grape #58427C ΔE 10.34

UCLA Blue #536895 ΔE 10.37

Quartz #51484F ΔE 10.68

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.