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#4E3571

#4e3571 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e3571 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20.78% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.97% cyan, 53.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 265°, with 36.14% saturation and 32.55% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.29.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0536

Complementary

  1. #4e3571
  2. #587135

Split complementary

  1. #4e3571
  2. #716c35
  3. #3a7135

Analogous

  1. #353a71
  2. #4e3571
  3. #6c3571

Triadic

  1. #4e3571
  2. #714e35
  3. #35714e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3571
  2. #713558
  3. #587135
  4. #35714e

Square

  1. #4e3571
  2. #71353a
  3. #587135
  4. #35716c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a070e
  2. #2a1d3d
  3. #4e3571
  4. #724da5
  5. #9a7dc2

Shades

#4e3571 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3571
  2. #463066
  3. #3e2a5a
  4. #37254f
  5. #2f2044
  6. #271b39
  7. #1f152d
  8. #171022
  9. #100b17
  10. #08050b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3571 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3571
  2. #60497f
  3. #715d8d
  4. #83729c
  5. #9586aa
  6. #a79ab8
  7. #b8aec6
  8. #cac2d4
  9. #dcd7e3
  10. #edebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3571 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3571
  2. #533d73
  3. #584474
  4. #5d4c76
  5. #625377
  6. #675b79
  7. #6c627a
  8. #716a7c
  9. #76717d
  10. #7b797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473d58 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #214173 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #284170 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #47404d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #383d72 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b3d70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a3c5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3571 {
  color: #4e3571;
}
Background
.bg-4e3571 {
  background-color: #4e3571;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3571 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3571;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3571;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 53 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 36% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3571 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3571, #6c3571);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3571 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 53 113 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.29 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.16 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.29 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.79 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.68 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.88 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.13 #b1ca8e Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3571  rgb(78, 53, 113)  hsl(265, 36%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#587135  rgb(88, 113, 53)  hsl(85, 36%, 33%)  Dark Olive Green
#714e35  rgb(113, 78, 53)  hsl(25, 36%, 33%)  Coffee
#35714e  rgb(53, 113, 78)  hsl(145, 36%, 33%)  Cadmium Green