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#4E3389

#4e3389 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3389 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.07% cyan, 62.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 258.84°, with 45.74% saturation and 36.86% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0579

Complementary

  1. #4e3389
  2. #6e8933

Split complementary

  1. #4e3389
  2. #897933
  3. #438933

Analogous

  1. #334389
  2. #4e3389
  3. #793389

Triadic

  1. #4e3389
  2. #894e33
  3. #33894e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3389
  2. #89336e
  3. #6e8933
  4. #33894e

Square

  1. #4e3389
  2. #893343
  3. #6e8933
  4. #338979

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0919
  2. #2e1e51
  3. #4e3389
  4. #6f4cbc
  5. #9c84d1

Shades

#4e3389 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3389
  2. #462e7b
  3. #3e296e
  4. #372460
  5. #2f1f52
  6. #271a45
  7. #1f1437
  8. #170f29
  9. #100a1b
  10. #08050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3389 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3389
  2. #604795
  3. #715ca1
  4. #8370ac
  5. #9585b8
  6. #a799c4
  7. #b8add0
  8. #cac2dc
  9. #dcd6e7
  10. #edebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3389 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3389
  2. #533b88
  3. #584287
  4. #5d4a86
  5. #625285
  6. #675a85
  7. #6c6184
  8. #716983
  9. #767182
  10. #7b7881
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483e67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00458c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004387 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e4659 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e3f8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #313d88 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #453f6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3389 {
  color: #4e3389;
}
Background
.bg-4e3389 {
  background-color: #4e3389;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3389 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3389;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3389;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 51 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 46% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3389 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3389, #793389);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3389 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 51 137 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.59 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.95 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.42 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.81 #b1cc76 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3389  rgb(78, 51, 137)  hsl(259, 46%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6e8933  rgb(110, 137, 51)  hsl(79, 46%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#894e33  rgb(137, 78, 51)  hsl(19, 46%, 37%)  Sienna
#33894e  rgb(51, 137, 78)  hsl(139, 46%, 37%)  Sea Green