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#4E318D

#4e318d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e318d is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 19.22% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 65.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 258.91°, with 48.42% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0574

Complementary

  1. #4e318d
  2. #708d31

Split complementary

  1. #4e318d
  2. #8d7c31
  3. #428d31

Analogous

  1. #31428d
  2. #4e318d
  3. #7c318d

Triadic

  1. #4e318d
  2. #8d4e31
  3. #318d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e318d
  2. #8d3170
  3. #708d31
  4. #318d4e

Square

  1. #4e318d
  2. #8d3142
  3. #708d31
  4. #318d7c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0a1b
  2. #2f1d54
  3. #4e318d
  4. #6f4ac0
  5. #9d83d4

Shades

#4e318d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e318d
  2. #462c7f
  3. #3e2771
  4. #372263
  5. #2f1d55
  6. #271947
  7. #1f1438
  8. #170f2a
  9. #100a1c
  10. #08050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e318d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e318d
  2. #604698
  3. #715aa4
  4. #836faf
  5. #9583bb
  6. #a798c6
  7. #b8add1
  8. #cac1dd
  9. #dcd6e8
  10. #edeaf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e318d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e318d
  2. #53398c
  3. #58418a
  4. #5d4989
  5. #625188
  6. #675987
  7. #6c6085
  8. #716884
  9. #767083
  10. #7b7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483d69 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004590 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00428b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c465a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b3e8f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2d3c8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #443f72 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e318d {
  color: #4e318d;
}
Background
.bg-4e318d {
  background-color: #4e318d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e318d {
  border: 2px solid #4e318d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e318d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 49 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 48% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e318d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e318d, #7c318d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e318d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 49 141 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.17 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.34 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.59 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.60 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.01 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.26 #b1ce72 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e318d  rgb(78, 49, 141)  hsl(259, 48%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#708d31  rgb(112, 141, 49)  hsl(79, 48%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#8d4e31  rgb(141, 78, 49)  hsl(19, 48%, 37%)  Sienna
#318d4e  rgb(49, 141, 78)  hsl(139, 48%, 37%)  Sea Green