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#4D4D90

#4d4d90 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4d4d90 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 30.2% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.53% cyan, 46.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 30.32% saturation and 43.33% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.089

Complementary

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #90904d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #906e4d
  3. #6e904d

Analogous

  1. #4d6e90
  2. #4d4d90
  3. #6e4d90

Triadic

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #904d4d
  3. #4d904d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #904d90
  3. #90904d
  4. #4d904d

Square

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #904d6e
  3. #90904d
  4. #4d906e

Monochromatic

  1. #18182c
  2. #32325e
  3. #4d4d90
  4. #7575b5
  5. #a6a6d0

Shades

#4d4d90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #454582
  3. #3e3e73
  4. #363665
  5. #2e2e56
  6. #272748
  7. #1f1f3a
  8. #17172b
  9. #0f0f1d
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4d90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #5f5f9b
  3. #7171a6
  4. #8282b1
  5. #9494bc
  6. #a6a6c8
  7. #b8b8d3
  8. #cacade
  9. #dbdbe9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4d90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4d90
  2. #52528e
  3. #57578d
  4. #5c5c8b
  5. #61618a
  6. #676788
  7. #6c6c86
  8. #717185
  9. #767683
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515171 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #325792 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e528e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375b67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5391 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d508f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41567a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4d90 {
  color: #4d4d90;
}
Background
.bg-4d4d90 {
  background-color: #4d4d90;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4d90 {
  border: 2px solid #4d4d90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4d90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 77 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 30% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4d90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4d90, #6e4d90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4d90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 77 144 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.14 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.78 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.06 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.09 #b2b26f Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4d4d90  rgb(77, 77, 144)  hsl(240, 30%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#90904d  rgb(144, 144, 77)  hsl(60, 30%, 43%)  Moss Green
#904d4d  rgb(144, 77, 77)  hsl(0, 30%, 43%)  Cordovan
#4d904d  rgb(77, 144, 77)  hsl(120, 30%, 43%)  Sea Green