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#4B3B71

#4b3b71 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4b3b71 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 23.14% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.63% cyan, 47.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 257.78°, with 31.4% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#333366
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Relative luminance0.0582

Complementary

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #61713b

Split complementary

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #71663b
  3. #46713b

Analogous

  1. #3b4671
  2. #4b3b71
  3. #663b71

Triadic

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #714b3b
  3. #3b714b

Tetradic

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #713b61
  3. #61713b
  4. #3b714b

Square

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #713b46
  3. #61713b
  4. #3b7166

Monochromatic

  1. #09070d
  2. #2a213f
  3. #4b3b71
  4. #6c55a3
  5. #9785c0

Shades

#4b3b71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #443566
  3. #3c2f5a
  4. #35294f
  5. #2d2344
  6. #261e39
  7. #1e182d
  8. #171222
  9. #0f0c17
  10. #08060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b3b71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #5d4f7f
  3. #6f628d
  4. #81769c
  5. #9389aa
  6. #a59db8
  7. #b7b1c6
  8. #c9c4d4
  9. #dbd8e3
  10. #edebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b3b71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b3b71
  2. #504273
  3. #564974
  4. #5b5076
  5. #605777
  6. #665e79
  7. #6b647a
  8. #706b7c
  9. #75727d
  10. #7b797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #474159 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a4573 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d4370 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #434550 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3a4172 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4070 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46415f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b3b71 {
  color: #4b3b71;
}
Background
.bg-4b3b71 {
  background-color: #4b3b71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b3b71 {
  border: 2px solid #4b3b71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b3b71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 59 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 31% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b3b71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b3b71, #663b71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b3b71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 59 113 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.87 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.60 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.24 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.25 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.32 #b4c48e Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4b3b71  rgb(75, 59, 113)  hsl(258, 31%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#61713b  rgb(97, 113, 59)  hsl(78, 31%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#714b3b  rgb(113, 75, 59)  hsl(18, 31%, 34%)  Coffee
#3b714b  rgb(59, 113, 75)  hsl(138, 31%, 34%)  Cadmium Green