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#4E2D81

#4e2d81 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e2d81 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 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.53% cyan, 65.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.41% black. Its hue angle is 263.57°, with 48.28% saturation and 34.12% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.42.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0508

Complementary

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #60812d

Split complementary

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #81782d
  3. #36812d

Analogous

  1. #2d3681
  2. #4e2d81
  3. #782d81

Triadic

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #814e2d
  3. #2d814e

Tetradic

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #812d60
  3. #60812d
  4. #2d814e

Square

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #812d36
  3. #60812d
  4. #2d8178

Monochromatic

  1. #090510
  2. #2c1948
  3. #4e2d81
  4. #7041ba
  5. #9a77d0

Shades

#4e2d81 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #462974
  3. #3e2467
  4. #37205a
  5. #2f1b4d
  6. #271741
  7. #1f1234
  8. #170e27
  9. #10091a
  10. #08050d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e2d81 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #60428e
  3. #71579a
  4. #836ca7
  5. #9581b3
  6. #a796c0
  7. #b8abcd
  8. #cac0d9
  9. #dcd5e6
  10. #edeaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e2d81 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e2d81
  2. #533581
  3. #583e81
  4. #5d4681
  5. #624e81
  6. #675781
  7. #6c5f80
  8. #716780
  9. #766f80
  10. #7b7880
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463961 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004084 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #023f7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #424052 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3983 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #313880 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #473968 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e2d81 {
  color: #4e2d81;
}
Background
.bg-4e2d81 {
  background-color: #4e2d81;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e2d81 {
  border: 2px solid #4e2d81;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e2d81;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 45 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 48% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e2d81 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e2d81, #782d81);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e2d81 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 45 129 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.49 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.23 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.65 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.28 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.37 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 9.16 #b1d27e Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e2d81  rgb(78, 45, 129)  hsl(264, 48%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#60812d  rgb(96, 129, 45)  hsl(84, 48%, 34%)  Sap Green
#814e2d  rgb(129, 78, 45)  hsl(24, 48%, 34%)  Russet
#2d814e  rgb(45, 129, 78)  hsl(144, 48%, 34%)  Sea Green