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#4D359D

#4d359d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d359d is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 20.78% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.96% cyan, 66.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 49.52% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.37.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #4d359d
  2. #859d35

Split complementary

  1. #4d359d
  2. #9d8135
  3. #519d35

Analogous

  1. #35519d
  2. #4d359d
  3. #81359d

Triadic

  1. #4d359d
  2. #9d4d35
  3. #359d4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d359d
  2. #9d3585
  3. #859d35
  4. #359d4d

Square

  1. #4d359d
  2. #9d3551
  3. #859d35
  4. #359d81

Monochromatic

  1. #150e2b
  2. #312264
  3. #4d359d
  4. #7158c7
  5. #a291da

Shades

#4d359d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d359d
  2. #45308d
  3. #3e2a7e
  4. #36256e
  5. #2e205e
  6. #271b4f
  7. #1f153f
  8. #17102f
  9. #0f0b1f
  10. #080510
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d359d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d359d
  2. #5f49a7
  3. #715db1
  4. #8272ba
  5. #9486c4
  6. #a69ace
  7. #b8aed8
  8. #cac2e2
  9. #dbd7eb
  10. #edebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d359d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d359d
  2. #523d9a
  3. #574497
  4. #5c4c94
  5. #615391
  6. #675b8f
  7. #6c628c
  8. #716a89
  9. #767186
  10. #7b7983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4174 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ba0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00469b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #314e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24439f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #25409c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e467f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d359d {
  color: #4d359d;
}
Background
.bg-4d359d {
  background-color: #4d359d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d359d {
  border: 2px solid #4d359d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d359d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 53 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 50% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d359d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d359d, #81359d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d359d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 53 157 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.92 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.50 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.09 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.24 #b2ca62 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4d359d  rgb(77, 53, 157)  hsl(254, 50%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#859d35  rgb(133, 157, 53)  hsl(74, 50%, 41%)  Olive Drab
#9d4d35  rgb(157, 77, 53)  hsl(14, 50%, 41%)  Chestnut
#359d4d  rgb(53, 157, 77)  hsl(134, 50%, 41%)  Shamrock Green