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#4E3497

#4e3497 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3497 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20.39% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 65.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 255.76°, with 48.77% saturation and 39.8% 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 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0631

Complementary

  1. #4e3497
  2. #7d9734

Split complementary

  1. #4e3497
  2. #977f34
  3. #4b9734

Analogous

  1. #344b97
  2. #4e3497
  3. #7f3497

Triadic

  1. #4e3497
  2. #974e34
  3. #34974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3497
  2. #97347d
  3. #7d9734
  4. #34974e

Square

  1. #4e3497
  2. #97344b
  3. #7d9734
  4. #34977f

Monochromatic

  1. #130d25
  2. #31205e
  3. #4e3497
  4. #7154c4
  5. #a08cd8

Shades

#4e3497 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3497
  2. #462f88
  3. #3e2a79
  4. #37246a
  5. #2f1f5b
  6. #271a4c
  7. #1f153c
  8. #17102d
  9. #100a1e
  10. #08050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3497 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3497
  2. #6048a1
  3. #715dac
  4. #8371b6
  5. #9585c1
  6. #a79acb
  7. #b8aed5
  8. #cac2e0
  9. #dcd6ea
  10. #edebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3497 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3497
  2. #533c95
  3. #584392
  4. #5d4b90
  5. #62528e
  6. #675a8c
  7. #6c6289
  8. #716987
  9. #767185
  10. #7b7882
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a4070 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00499a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004595 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #374c60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #284199 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2a3f96 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41437a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3497 {
  color: #4e3497;
}
Background
.bg-4e3497 {
  background-color: #4e3497;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3497 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3497;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3497;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 52 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 49% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3497 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3497, #7f3497);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3497 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 52 151 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.00 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.73 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.83 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.54 #b1cb68 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3497  rgb(78, 52, 151)  hsl(256, 49%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7d9734  rgb(125, 151, 52)  hsl(76, 49%, 40%)  Olive Drab
#974e34  rgb(151, 78, 52)  hsl(16, 49%, 40%)  Sienna
#34974e  rgb(52, 151, 78)  hsl(136, 49%, 40%)  Shamrock Green