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#4C4E8F

#4c4e8f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c4e8f is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 30.59% green and 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.85% cyan, 45.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 238.21°, with 30.59% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.58.

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Relative luminance0.0897

Complementary

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #8f8d4c

Split complementary

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #8f6b4c
  3. #6f8f4c

Analogous

  1. #4c6f8f
  2. #4c4e8f
  3. #6b4c8f

Triadic

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #8f4c4e
  3. #4e8f4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #8d4c8f
  3. #8f8d4c
  4. #4e8f4c

Square

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #8f4c6f
  3. #8f8d4c
  4. #4c8f6b

Monochromatic

  1. #17182b
  2. #31335d
  3. #4c4e8f
  4. #7375b5
  5. #a5a6cf

Shades

#4c4e8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #444681
  3. #3d3e72
  4. #353764
  5. #2e2f56
  6. #262748
  7. #1e1f39
  8. #17172b
  9. #0f101d
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c4e8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #5e609a
  3. #7071a5
  4. #8283b1
  5. #9495bc
  6. #a6a7c7
  7. #b7b8d2
  8. #c9cadd
  9. #dbdce9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c4e8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c4e8f
  2. #51538e
  3. #56588c
  4. #5c5d8b
  5. #616289
  6. #666788
  7. #6b6c86
  8. #707185
  9. #767683
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #345791 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30528e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #355b67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5490 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d508e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f5679 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c4e8f {
  color: #4c4e8f;
}
Background
.bg-4c4e8f {
  background-color: #4c4e8f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c4e8f {
  border: 2px solid #4c4e8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c4e8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 78 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 31% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c4e8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c4e8f, #6b4c8f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c4e8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 78 143 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.58 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.69 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.87 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.16 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.32 #b3b170 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4c4e8f  rgb(76, 78, 143)  hsl(238, 31%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8f8d4c  rgb(143, 141, 76)  hsl(58, 31%, 43%)  Moss Green
#8f4c4e  rgb(143, 76, 78)  hsl(358, 31%, 43%)  Cordovan
#4e8f4c  rgb(78, 143, 76)  hsl(118, 31%, 43%)  Sea Green