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#4E3397

#4e3397 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3397 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 66.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 256.2°, with 49.5% saturation and 39.61% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.23.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0622

Complementary

  1. #4e3397
  2. #7c9733

Split complementary

  1. #4e3397
  2. #978033
  3. #4a9733

Analogous

  1. #334a97
  2. #4e3397
  3. #803397

Triadic

  1. #4e3397
  2. #974e33
  3. #33974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3397
  2. #97337c
  3. #7c9733
  4. #33974e

Square

  1. #4e3397
  2. #97334a
  3. #7c9733
  4. #339780

Monochromatic

  1. #130c25
  2. #30205e
  3. #4e3397
  4. #7152c5
  5. #a08bd8

Shades

#4e3397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3397
  2. #462e88
  3. #3e2979
  4. #37246a
  5. #2f1f5b
  6. #271a4c
  7. #1f143c
  8. #170f2d
  9. #100a1e
  10. #08050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3397
  2. #6047a1
  3. #715cac
  4. #8370b6
  5. #9585c1
  6. #a799cb
  7. #b8add5
  8. #cac2e0
  9. #dcd6ea
  10. #edebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3397
  2. #533b95
  3. #584292
  4. #5d4a90
  5. #62528e
  6. #675a8c
  7. #6c6189
  8. #716987
  9. #767185
  10. #7b7882
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00489a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004495 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #374b60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #274199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #293e96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41437a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3397 {
  color: #4e3397;
}
Background
.bg-4e3397 {
  background-color: #4e3397;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3397 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 51 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 50% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3397, #803397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 51 151 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.23 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.68 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.99 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.45 #b1cc68 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3397  rgb(78, 51, 151)  hsl(256, 50%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c9733  rgb(124, 151, 51)  hsl(76, 50%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#974e33  rgb(151, 78, 51)  hsl(16, 50%, 40%)  Sienna
#33974e  rgb(51, 151, 78)  hsl(136, 50%, 40%)  Shamrock Green