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#492C8A

#492c8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#492c8a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 17.25% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.1% cyan, 68.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 258.51°, with 51.65% saturation and 35.69% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.08.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #492c8a
  2. #6d8a2c

Split complementary

  1. #492c8a
  2. #8a782c
  3. #3e8a2c

Analogous

  1. #2c3e8a
  2. #492c8a
  3. #782c8a

Triadic

  1. #492c8a
  2. #8a492c
  3. #2c8a49

Tetradic

  1. #492c8a
  2. #8a2c6d
  3. #6d8a2c
  4. #2c8a49

Square

  1. #492c8a
  2. #8a2c3e
  3. #6d8a2c
  4. #2c8a78

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0716
  2. #2a1a50
  3. #492c8a
  4. #6840c2
  5. #967ad5

Shades

#492c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492c8a
  2. #42287c
  3. #3a236e
  4. #331f61
  5. #2c1a53
  6. #251645
  7. #1d1237
  8. #160d29
  9. #0f091c
  10. #07040e
  11. #000000

Tints

#492c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492c8a
  2. #5b4196
  3. #6d56a1
  4. #806bad
  5. #9280b9
  6. #a496c5
  7. #b6abd0
  8. #c8c0dc
  9. #dbd5e8
  10. #edeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492c8a
  2. #4f3489
  3. #543d88
  4. #5a4587
  5. #5f4e86
  6. #655685
  7. #6a5e84
  8. #706783
  9. #756f82
  10. #7b7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443966 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00418d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #364357 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #243a8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #263789 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3b6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492c8a {
  color: #492c8a;
}
Background
.bg-492c8a {
  background-color: #492c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492c8a {
  border: 2px solid #492c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 44 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 52% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492c8a, #782c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 44 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.41 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.55 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.13 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.84 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.25 #b6d375 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#492c8a  rgb(73, 44, 138)  hsl(259, 52%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6d8a2c  rgb(109, 138, 44)  hsl(79, 52%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#8a492c  rgb(138, 73, 44)  hsl(19, 52%, 36%)  Russet
#2c8a49  rgb(44, 138, 73)  hsl(139, 52%, 36%)  Sea Green