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#4E3073

#4e3073 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3073 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 18.82% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.17% cyan, 58.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 266.87°, with 41.1% saturation and 31.96% 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 10.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.42.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0497

Complementary

  1. #4e3073
  2. #557330

Split complementary

  1. #4e3073
  2. #736f30
  3. #337330

Analogous

  1. #303373
  2. #4e3073
  3. #6f3073

Triadic

  1. #4e3073
  2. #734e30
  3. #30734e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3073
  2. #733055
  3. #557330
  4. #30734e

Square

  1. #4e3073
  2. #733033
  3. #557330
  4. #30736f

Monochromatic

  1. #0a060e
  2. #29193d
  3. #4e3073
  4. #7347a9
  5. #9a76c6

Shades

#4e3073 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3073
  2. #462b68
  3. #3e265c
  4. #372251
  5. #2f1d45
  6. #27183a
  7. #1f132e
  8. #170e23
  9. #100a17
  10. #08050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3073 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3073
  2. #604581
  3. #71598f
  4. #836e9d
  5. #9583ab
  6. #a798b9
  7. #b8acc7
  8. #cac1d5
  9. #dcd6e3
  10. #edeaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3073 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3073
  2. #533874
  3. #584076
  4. #5d4877
  5. #625078
  6. #67587a
  7. #6c607b
  8. #71687c
  9. #76707d
  10. #7b787f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453a58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #153f75 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #203f71 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #473d4c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #353974 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #383972 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a385e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3073 {
  color: #4e3073;
}
Background
.bg-4e3073 {
  background-color: #4e3073;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3073 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3073;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3073;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 48 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 41% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3073 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3073, #6f3073);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3073 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 48 115 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.42 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.47 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.44 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.05 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.14 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.37 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.37 #b1cf8c Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3073  rgb(78, 48, 115)  hsl(267, 41%, 32%)  Dark Slate Blue
#557330  rgb(85, 115, 48)  hsl(87, 41%, 32%)  Dark Olive Green
#734e30  rgb(115, 78, 48)  hsl(27, 41%, 32%)  Coffee
#30734e  rgb(48, 115, 78)  hsl(147, 41%, 32%)  Cadmium Green