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#4C548A

#4c548a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4c548a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 32.94% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.93% cyan, 39.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 232.26°, with 28.97% saturation and 41.96% 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 7.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.07.

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Relative luminance0.0971

Complementary

  1. #4c548a
  2. #8a824c

Split complementary

  1. #4c548a
  2. #8a634c
  3. #738a4c

Analogous

  1. #4c738a
  2. #4c548a
  3. #634c8a

Triadic

  1. #4c548a
  2. #8a4c54
  3. #548a4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c548a
  2. #824c8a
  3. #8a824c
  4. #548a4c

Square

  1. #4c548a
  2. #8a4c73
  3. #8a824c
  4. #4c8a63

Monochromatic

  1. #161827
  2. #313659
  3. #4c548a
  4. #717ab1
  5. #a3a8cc

Shades

#4c548a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c548a
  2. #444c7c
  3. #3d436e
  4. #353b61
  5. #2e3253
  6. #262a45
  7. #1e2237
  8. #171929
  9. #0f111c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c548a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c548a
  2. #5e6596
  3. #7076a1
  4. #8287ad
  5. #9498b9
  6. #a6aac5
  7. #b7bbd0
  8. #c9ccdc
  9. #dbdde8
  10. #edeef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c548a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c548a
  2. #515889
  3. #565d88
  4. #5c6187
  5. #616686
  6. #666a85
  7. #6b6e84
  8. #707383
  9. #767782
  10. #7b7c81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #53566f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #415a8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5589 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375f68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #45588b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #435589 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #405b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c548a {
  color: #4c548a;
}
Background
.bg-4c548a {
  background-color: #4c548a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c548a {
  border: 2px solid #4c548a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c548a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 84 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c548a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c548a, #634c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c548a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 84 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.07 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.29 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.94 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.01 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.14 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.68 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 10.73 #b3ab75 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4c548a  rgb(76, 84, 138)  hsl(232, 29%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a824c  rgb(138, 130, 76)  hsl(52, 29%, 42%)  Olive
#8a4c54  rgb(138, 76, 84)  hsl(352, 29%, 42%)  Cordovan
#548a4c  rgb(84, 138, 76)  hsl(112, 29%, 42%)  Sea Green