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#4E2D79

#4e2d79 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2d79 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 17.65% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.54% cyan, 62.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 266.05°, with 45.78% saturation and 32.55% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0488

Complementary

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #58792d

Split complementary

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #79742d
  3. #32792d

Analogous

  1. #2d3279
  2. #4e2d79
  3. #742d79

Triadic

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #794e2d
  3. #2d794e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #792d58
  3. #58792d
  4. #2d794e

Square

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #792d32
  3. #58792d
  4. #2d7974

Monochromatic

  1. #0a060f
  2. #2a1841
  3. #4e2d79
  4. #7242b1
  5. #9a74cb

Shades

#4e2d79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #46296d
  3. #3e2461
  4. #372055
  5. #2f1b49
  6. #27173d
  7. #1f1230
  8. #170e24
  9. #100918
  10. #08050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2d79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #604286
  3. #715794
  4. #836ca1
  5. #9581af
  6. #a796bc
  7. #b8abc9
  8. #cac0d7
  9. #dcd5e4
  10. #edeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2d79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2d79
  2. #53357a
  3. #583e7a
  4. #5d467b
  5. #624e7c
  6. #67577d
  7. #6c5f7d
  8. #71677e
  9. #766f7f
  10. #7b787f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45385b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003e7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #143e77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #453d4e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #31387a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #343878 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #493762 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2d79 {
  color: #4e2d79;
}
Background
.bg-4e2d79 {
  background-color: #4e2d79;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2d79 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2d79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2d79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 45 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 46% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2d79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2d79, #742d79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2d79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 45 121 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.10 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.42 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.12 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.80 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.90 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.49 #b1d286 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e2d79  rgb(78, 45, 121)  hsl(266, 46%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#58792d  rgb(88, 121, 45)  hsl(86, 46%, 33%)  Sap Green
#794e2d  rgb(121, 78, 45)  hsl(26, 46%, 33%)  Coffee
#2d794e  rgb(45, 121, 78)  hsl(146, 46%, 33%)  Cadmium Green