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#4C4E93

#4c4e93 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4c4e93 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 57.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.3% cyan, 46.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.35% black. Its hue angle is 238.31°, with 31.84% saturation and 43.73% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#336699
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Relative luminance0.0909

Complementary

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #93914c

Split complementary

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #936e4c
  3. #72934c

Analogous

  1. #4c7293
  2. #4c4e93
  3. #6e4c93

Triadic

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #934c4e
  3. #4e934c

Tetradic

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #914c93
  3. #93914c
  4. #4e934c

Square

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #934c72
  3. #93914c
  4. #4c936e

Monochromatic

  1. #18182e
  2. #323361
  3. #4c4e93
  4. #7476b7
  5. #a7a8d1

Shades

#4c4e93 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #444684
  3. #3d3e76
  4. #353767
  5. #2e2f58
  6. #26274a
  7. #1e1f3b
  8. #17172c
  9. #0f101d
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c4e93 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #5e609e
  3. #7071a9
  4. #8283b3
  5. #9495be
  6. #a6a7c9
  7. #b7b8d4
  8. #c9cadf
  9. #dbdce9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c4e93 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c4e93
  2. #515391
  3. #56588f
  4. #5c5d8d
  5. #61628b
  6. #66678a
  7. #6b6c88
  8. #707186
  9. #767684
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525273 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325896 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c5291 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #335d69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5495 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5192 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e577c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c4e93 {
  color: #4c4e93;
}
Background
.bg-4c4e93 {
  background-color: #4c4e93;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c4e93 {
  border: 2px solid #4c4e93;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c4e93;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 78 147;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 32% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c4e93 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c4e93, #6e4c93);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c4e93 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 78 147 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.32 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.72 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.35 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.61 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.90 #b3b16c Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4c4e93  rgb(76, 78, 147)  hsl(238, 32%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#93914c  rgb(147, 145, 76)  hsl(58, 32%, 44%)  Moss Green
#934c4e  rgb(147, 76, 78)  hsl(358, 32%, 44%)  Cordovan
#4e934c  rgb(78, 147, 76)  hsl(118, 32%, 44%)  Sea Green