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#4E2D80

#4e2d80 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2d80 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.06% cyan, 64.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 263.86°, with 47.98% saturation and 33.92% 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 10.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.48.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0505

Complementary

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #5f802d

Split complementary

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #80782d
  3. #35802d

Analogous

  1. #2d3580
  2. #4e2d80
  3. #782d80

Triadic

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #804e2d
  3. #2d804e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #802d5f
  3. #5f802d
  4. #2d804e

Square

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #802d35
  3. #5f802d
  4. #2d8078

Monochromatic

  1. #09050f
  2. #2c1947
  3. #4e2d80
  4. #7041b9
  5. #9a77cf

Shades

#4e2d80 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #462973
  3. #3e2466
  4. #37205a
  5. #2f1b4d
  6. #271740
  7. #1f1233
  8. #170e26
  9. #10091a
  10. #08050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2d80 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #60428d
  3. #715799
  4. #836ca6
  5. #9581b3
  6. #a796c0
  7. #b8abcc
  8. #cac0d9
  9. #dcd5e6
  10. #edeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2d80 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2d80
  2. #533580
  3. #583e80
  4. #5d4680
  5. #624e80
  6. #675780
  7. #6c5f80
  8. #716780
  9. #766f80
  10. #7b7880
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004083 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #043f7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #423f52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3982 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31387f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #473967 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2d80 {
  color: #4e2d80;
}
Background
.bg-4e2d80 {
  background-color: #4e2d80;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2d80 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2d80;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2d80;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 45 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 48% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2d80 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2d80, #782d80);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2d80 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 45 128 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.48 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.32 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.60 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.32 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.42 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.19 #b1d27f Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e2d80  rgb(78, 45, 128)  hsl(264, 48%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#5f802d  rgb(95, 128, 45)  hsl(84, 48%, 34%)  Sap Green
#804e2d  rgb(128, 78, 45)  hsl(24, 48%, 34%)  Russet
#2d804e  rgb(45, 128, 78)  hsl(144, 48%, 34%)  Sea Green