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#484C8A

#484c8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#484c8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 29.8% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.83% cyan, 44.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 236.36°, with 31.43% saturation and 41.18% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.0838

Complementary

  1. #484c8a
  2. #8a8648

Split complementary

  1. #484c8a
  2. #8a6548
  3. #6d8a48

Analogous

  1. #486d8a
  2. #484c8a
  3. #65488a

Triadic

  1. #484c8a
  2. #8a484c
  3. #4c8a48

Tetradic

  1. #484c8a
  2. #86488a
  3. #8a8648
  4. #4c8a48

Square

  1. #484c8a
  2. #8a486d
  3. #8a8648
  4. #488a65

Monochromatic

  1. #141525
  2. #2e3058
  3. #484c8a
  4. #6c70b2
  5. #9ea1cd

Shades

#484c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #484c8a
  2. #41447c
  3. #3a3d6e
  4. #323561
  5. #2b2e53
  6. #242645
  7. #1d1e37
  8. #161729
  9. #0e0f1c
  10. #07080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#484c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #484c8a
  2. #5a5e96
  3. #6d70a1
  4. #7f82ad
  5. #9194b9
  6. #a4a6c5
  7. #b6b7d0
  8. #c8c9dc
  9. #dadbe8
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#484c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #484c8a
  2. #4e5189
  3. #535688
  4. #595c87
  5. #5e6186
  6. #646685
  7. #6a6b84
  8. #6f7083
  9. #757682
  10. #7a7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4f6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #34548c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #315964 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d518b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4e89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b5475 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-484c8a {
  color: #484c8a;
}
Background
.bg-484c8a {
  background-color: #484c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-484c8a {
  border: 2px solid #484c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #484c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 76 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 31% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-484c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #484c8a, #65488a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-484c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 76 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.53 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.99 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.01 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.33 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.37 #b7b375 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#484c8a  rgb(72, 76, 138)  hsl(236, 31%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a8648  rgb(138, 134, 72)  hsl(56, 31%, 41%)  Olive
#8a484c  rgb(138, 72, 76)  hsl(356, 31%, 41%)  Cordovan
#4c8a48  rgb(76, 138, 72)  hsl(116, 31%, 41%)  Sea Green