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#4E339C

#4e339c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e339c is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 67.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 255.43°, with 50.72% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0639

Complementary

  1. #4e339c
  2. #819c33

Split complementary

  1. #4e339c
  2. #9c8333
  3. #4d9c33

Analogous

  1. #334d9c
  2. #4e339c
  3. #83339c

Triadic

  1. #4e339c
  2. #9c4e33
  3. #339c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e339c
  2. #9c3381
  3. #819c33
  4. #339c4e

Square

  1. #4e339c
  2. #9c334d
  3. #819c33
  4. #339c83

Monochromatic

  1. #140d29
  2. #312062
  3. #4e339c
  4. #7254c7
  5. #a28eda

Shades

#4e339c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e339c
  2. #462e8c
  3. #3e297d
  4. #37246d
  5. #2f1f5e
  6. #271a4e
  7. #1f143e
  8. #170f2f
  9. #100a1f
  10. #080510
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e339c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e339c
  2. #6047a6
  3. #715cb0
  4. #8370ba
  5. #9585c4
  6. #a799ce
  7. #b8add7
  8. #cac2e1
  9. #dcd6eb
  10. #edebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e339c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e339c
  2. #533b99
  3. #584296
  4. #5d4a94
  5. #625291
  6. #675a8e
  7. #6c618b
  8. #716988
  9. #767186
  10. #7b7883
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4073 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004a9f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00459a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #334d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #24429e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #253e9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40447e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e339c {
  color: #4e339c;
}
Background
.bg-4e339c {
  background-color: #4e339c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e339c {
  border: 2px solid #4e339c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e339c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 51 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 51% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e339c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e339c, #83339c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e339c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 51 156 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.69 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.41 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.48 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.34 #b1cc63 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e339c  rgb(78, 51, 156)  hsl(255, 51%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#819c33  rgb(129, 156, 51)  hsl(75, 51%, 41%)  Olive Drab
#9c4e33  rgb(156, 78, 51)  hsl(15, 51%, 41%)  Sienna
#339c4e  rgb(51, 156, 78)  hsl(135, 51%, 41%)  Shamrock Green