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#48447D

#48447d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#48447d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 26.67% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.4% cyan, 45.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 244.21°, with 29.53% saturation and 37.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0699

Complementary

  1. #48447d
  2. #797d44

Split complementary

  1. #48447d
  2. #7d6444
  3. #5c7d44

Analogous

  1. #445c7d
  2. #48447d
  3. #64447d

Triadic

  1. #48447d
  2. #7d4844
  3. #447d48

Tetradic

  1. #48447d
  2. #7d4479
  3. #797d44
  4. #447d48

Square

  1. #48447d
  2. #7d445c
  3. #797d44
  4. #447d64

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0e1a
  2. #2b294b
  3. #48447d
  4. #6863aa
  5. #9895c5

Shades

#48447d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #48447d
  2. #413d71
  3. #3a3664
  4. #323058
  5. #2b294b
  6. #24223f
  7. #1d1b32
  8. #161426
  9. #0e0e19
  10. #07070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#48447d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #48447d
  2. #5a578a
  3. #6d6997
  4. #7f7ca4
  5. #918fb1
  6. #a4a2be
  7. #b6b4cb
  8. #c8c7d8
  9. #dadae5
  10. #edecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#48447d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #48447d
  2. #4e4a7d
  3. #53507e
  4. #59567e
  5. #5e5c7e
  6. #64627f
  7. #6a687f
  8. #6f6e7f
  9. #75747f
  10. #7a7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4863 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f4c7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e497c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #394f5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b497e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a477c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f4b6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-48447d {
  color: #48447d;
}
Background
.bg-48447d {
  background-color: #48447d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-48447d {
  border: 2px solid #48447d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #48447d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 68 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 30% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-48447d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #48447d, #64447d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-48447d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 68 125 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.97 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.40 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.74 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 11.06 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.39 #b7bb82 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#48447d  rgb(72, 68, 125)  hsl(244, 30%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#797d44  rgb(121, 125, 68)  hsl(64, 30%, 38%)  Olive
#7d4844  rgb(125, 72, 68)  hsl(4, 30%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#447d48  rgb(68, 125, 72)  hsl(124, 30%, 38%)  Fern Green