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#4E3579

#4e3579 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3579 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20.78% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.54% cyan, 56.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.55% black. Its hue angle is 262.06°, with 39.08% saturation and 34.12% 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 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.75.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0555

Complementary

  1. #4e3579
  2. #607935

Split complementary

  1. #4e3579
  2. #797035
  3. #3e7935

Analogous

  1. #353e79
  2. #4e3579
  3. #703579

Triadic

  1. #4e3579
  2. #794e35
  3. #35794e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3579
  2. #793560
  3. #607935
  4. #35794e

Square

  1. #4e3579
  2. #79353e
  3. #607935
  4. #357970

Monochromatic

  1. #09060f
  2. #2c1e44
  3. #4e3579
  4. #704cae
  5. #9a80c7

Shades

#4e3579 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3579
  2. #46306d
  3. #3e2a61
  4. #372555
  5. #2f2049
  6. #271b3d
  7. #1f1530
  8. #171024
  9. #100b18
  10. #08050c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3579 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3579
  2. #604986
  3. #715d94
  4. #8372a1
  5. #9586af
  6. #a79abc
  7. #b8aec9
  8. #cac2d7
  9. #dcd7e4
  10. #edebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3579 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3579
  2. #533d7a
  3. #58447a
  4. #5d4c7b
  5. #62537c
  6. #675b7d
  7. #6c627d
  8. #716a7e
  9. #76717f
  10. #7b797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473e5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #19437b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #214277 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #454351 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #363e7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #383d78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #493e64 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3579 {
  color: #4e3579;
}
Background
.bg-4e3579 {
  background-color: #4e3579;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3579 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3579;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3579;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 53 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 39% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3579 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3579, #703579);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3579 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 53 121 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.75 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 6.91 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.46 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.72 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.23 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 10.64 #b1ca86 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3579  rgb(78, 53, 121)  hsl(262, 39%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#607935  rgb(96, 121, 53)  hsl(82, 39%, 34%)  Sap Green
#794e35  rgb(121, 78, 53)  hsl(22, 39%, 34%)  Coffee
#35794e  rgb(53, 121, 78)  hsl(142, 39%, 34%)  Fern Green