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#484877

#484877 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#484877 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 28.24% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.5% cyan, 39.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 24.61% saturation and 37.45% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.7.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0734

Complementary

  1. #484877
  2. #777748

Split complementary

  1. #484877
  2. #775f48
  3. #5f7748

Analogous

  1. #485f77
  2. #484877
  3. #5f4877

Triadic

  1. #484877
  2. #774848
  3. #487748

Tetradic

  1. #484877
  2. #774877
  3. #777748
  4. #487748

Square

  1. #484877
  2. #77485f
  3. #777748
  4. #48775f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e18
  2. #2b2b47
  3. #484877
  4. #6868a4
  5. #9898c0

Shades

#484877 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #484877
  2. #41416b
  3. #3a3a5f
  4. #323253
  5. #2b2b47
  6. #24243c
  7. #1d1d30
  8. #161624
  9. #0e0e18
  10. #07070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#484877 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #484877
  2. #5a5a85
  3. #6d6d92
  4. #7f7fa0
  5. #9191ad
  6. #a4a4bb
  7. #b6b6c9
  8. #c8c8d6
  9. #dadae4
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#484877 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #484877
  2. #4e4e78
  3. #535379
  4. #59597a
  5. #5e5e7b
  6. #64647c
  7. #6a6a7c
  8. #6f6f7d
  9. #75757e
  10. #7a7a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4b60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #394e79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #364b76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b515a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f4c78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4a76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #404e67 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-484877 {
  color: #484877;
}
Background
.bg-484877 {
  background-color: #484877;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-484877 {
  border: 2px solid #484877;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #484877;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 72 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 25% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-484877 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #484877, #5f4877);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-484877 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 72 119 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.70 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.74 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.27 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.40 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.57 #b7b788 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#484877  rgb(72, 72, 119)  hsl(240, 25%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#777748  rgb(119, 119, 72)  hsl(60, 25%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#774848  rgb(119, 72, 72)  hsl(0, 25%, 37%)  Tuscan Red
#487748  rgb(72, 119, 72)  hsl(120, 25%, 37%)  Fern Green