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#492E89

#492e89 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#492e89 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 18.04% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.72% cyan, 66.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 257.8°, with 49.73% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0518

Complementary

  1. #492e89
  2. #6e892e

Split complementary

  1. #492e89
  2. #89762e
  3. #40892e

Analogous

  1. #2e4089
  2. #492e89
  3. #762e89

Triadic

  1. #492e89
  2. #89492e
  3. #2e8949

Tetradic

  1. #492e89
  2. #892e6e
  3. #6e892e
  4. #2e8949

Square

  1. #492e89
  2. #892e40
  3. #6e892e
  4. #2e8976

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0816
  2. #2a1b50
  3. #492e89
  4. #6843c0
  5. #967dd3

Shades

#492e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #492e89
  2. #42297b
  3. #3a256e
  4. #332060
  5. #2c1c52
  6. #251745
  7. #1d1237
  8. #160e29
  9. #0f091b
  10. #07050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#492e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #492e89
  2. #5b4395
  3. #6d58a1
  4. #806dac
  5. #9282b8
  6. #a497c4
  7. #b6abd0
  8. #c8c0dc
  9. #dbd5e7
  10. #edeaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#492e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #492e89
  2. #4f3688
  3. #543e87
  4. #5a4786
  5. #5f4f85
  6. #655785
  7. #6a5f84
  8. #706783
  9. #757082
  10. #7b7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443a65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00428c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003e87 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #364457 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #263b8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #283988 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e3c6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-492e89 {
  color: #492e89;
}
Background
.bg-492e89 {
  background-color: #492e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-492e89 {
  border: 2px solid #492e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #492e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 46 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 50% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-492e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #492e89, #762e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-492e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 46 137 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.54 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.71 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.39 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 6.95 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.64 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.03 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.19 #b6d176 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#492e89  rgb(73, 46, 137)  hsl(258, 50%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6e892e  rgb(110, 137, 46)  hsl(78, 50%, 36%)  Olive Drab
#89492e  rgb(137, 73, 46)  hsl(18, 50%, 36%)  Chestnut
#2e8949  rgb(46, 137, 73)  hsl(138, 50%, 36%)  Sea Green