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#4D4E6D

#4d4e6d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4d4e6d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 30.59% green and 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.36% cyan, 28.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 238.12°, with 17.2% saturation and 36.47% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 11.09.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0813

Complementary

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #6d6c4d

Split complementary

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #6d5c4d
  3. #5e6d4d

Analogous

  1. #4d5e6d
  2. #4d4e6d
  3. #5c4d6d

Triadic

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #6d4d4e
  3. #4e6d4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #6c4d6d
  3. #6d6c4d
  4. #4e6d4d

Square

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #6d4d5e
  3. #6d6c4d
  4. #4d6d5c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0e13
  2. #2d2e40
  3. #4d4e6d
  4. #6e6f99
  5. #9b9cb8

Shades

#4d4e6d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #454662
  3. #3e3e57
  4. #36374c
  5. #2e2f41
  6. #272737
  7. #1f1f2c
  8. #171721
  9. #0f1016
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d4e6d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #5f607c
  3. #71718a
  4. #828399
  5. #9495a7
  6. #a6a7b6
  7. #b8b8c5
  8. #cacad3
  9. #dbdce2
  10. #ededf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d4e6d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d4e6d
  2. #52536f
  3. #575871
  4. #5c5d73
  5. #616275
  6. #676777
  7. #6c6c78
  8. #71717a
  9. #76767c
  10. #7b7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f505d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #45526e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #44506c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #455459 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #49506e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484f6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485162 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d4e6d {
  color: #4d4e6d;
}
Background
.bg-4d4e6d {
  background-color: #4d4e6d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d4e6d {
  border: 2px solid #4d4e6d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d4e6d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 78 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 17% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d4e6d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d4e6d, #5c4d6d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d4e6d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 78 109 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 11.09 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.85 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.87 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.91 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.94 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 14.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.72 #b2b192 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4d4e6d  rgb(77, 78, 109)  hsl(238, 17%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6d6c4d  rgb(109, 108, 77)  hsl(58, 17%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#6d4d4e  rgb(109, 77, 78)  hsl(358, 17%, 36%)  Liver
#4e6d4d  rgb(78, 109, 77)  hsl(118, 17%, 36%)  Hunter Green