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#4D507A

#4d507a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4d507a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 31.37% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.89% cyan, 34.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 236°, with 22.61% saturation and 39.02% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.67.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0872

Complementary

  1. #4d507a
  2. #7a774d

Split complementary

  1. #4d507a
  2. #7a614d
  3. #677a4d

Analogous

  1. #4d677a
  2. #4d507a
  3. #614d7a

Triadic

  1. #4d507a
  2. #7a4d50
  3. #507a4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d507a
  2. #774d7a
  3. #7a774d
  4. #507a4d

Square

  1. #4d507a
  2. #7a4d67
  3. #7a774d
  4. #4d7a61

Monochromatic

  1. #12121c
  2. #2f314b
  3. #4d507a
  4. #6f73a4
  5. #9ea1c2

Shades

#4d507a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d507a
  2. #45486e
  3. #3e4062
  4. #363855
  5. #2e3049
  6. #27283d
  7. #1f2031
  8. #171825
  9. #0f1018
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d507a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d507a
  2. #5f6287
  3. #717395
  4. #8285a2
  5. #9496af
  6. #a6a8bd
  7. #b8b9ca
  8. #cacbd7
  9. #dbdce4
  10. #edeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d507a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d507a
  2. #52557b
  3. #575a7b
  4. #5c5e7c
  5. #61637c
  6. #67687d
  7. #6c6d7e
  8. #71727e
  9. #76767f
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515265 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43557c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #405279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41585f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #47537b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465179 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46556b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d507a {
  color: #4d507a;
}
Background
.bg-4d507a {
  background-color: #4d507a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d507a {
  border: 2px solid #4d507a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d507a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 80 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 23% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d507a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d507a, #614d7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d507a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 80 122 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.67 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.57 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.45 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.57 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.73 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 13.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 13.38 #b2af85 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4d507a  rgb(77, 80, 122)  hsl(236, 23%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7a774d  rgb(122, 119, 77)  hsl(56, 23%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green
#7a4d50  rgb(122, 77, 80)  hsl(356, 23%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#507a4d  rgb(80, 122, 77)  hsl(116, 23%, 39%)  Fern Green