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#48397E

#48397e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#48397e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 22.35% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.86% cyan, 54.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 253.04°, with 37.7% saturation and 35.88% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.0581

Complementary

  1. #48397e
  2. #6f7e39

Split complementary

  1. #48397e
  2. #7e6a39
  3. #4d7e39

Analogous

  1. #394d7e
  2. #48397e
  3. #6a397e

Triadic

  1. #48397e
  2. #7e4839
  3. #397e48

Tetradic

  1. #48397e
  2. #7e396f
  3. #6f7e39
  4. #397e48

Square

  1. #48397e
  2. #7e394d
  3. #6f7e39
  4. #397e6a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0915
  2. #2a2149
  3. #48397e
  4. #6753b1
  5. #9587c9

Shades

#48397e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48397e
  2. #413371
  3. #3a2e65
  4. #322858
  5. #2b224c
  6. #241d3f
  7. #1d1732
  8. #161126
  9. #0e0b19
  10. #07060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#48397e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48397e
  2. #5a4d8b
  3. #6d6198
  4. #7f74a5
  5. #9188b2
  6. #a49cbf
  7. #b6b0cb
  8. #c8c4d8
  9. #dad7e5
  10. #edebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48397e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48397e
  2. #4e407e
  3. #53477e
  4. #594e7f
  5. #5e557f
  6. #645d7f
  7. #6a647f
  8. #6f6b7f
  9. #757280
  10. #7a7980
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #464061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a4580 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1c437c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #394756 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #32417f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #333f7d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f4268 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48397e {
  color: #48397e;
}
Background
.bg-48397e {
  background-color: #48397e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48397e {
  border: 2px solid #48397e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48397e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 57 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 38% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48397e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48397e, #6a397e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48397e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 57 126 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.14 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.26 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.68 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.82 #b7c681 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#48397e  rgb(72, 57, 126)  hsl(253, 38%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6f7e39  rgb(111, 126, 57)  hsl(73, 38%, 36%)  Sap Green
#7e4839  rgb(126, 72, 57)  hsl(13, 38%, 36%)  Chestnut
#397e48  rgb(57, 126, 72)  hsl(133, 38%, 36%)  Fern Green