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#4E358B

#4e358b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e358b 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 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 61.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 257.44°, with 44.79% saturation and 37.65% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.09.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #4e358b
  2. #728b35

Split complementary

  1. #4e358b
  2. #8b7935
  3. #478b35

Analogous

  1. #35478b
  2. #4e358b
  3. #79358b

Triadic

  1. #4e358b
  2. #8b4e35
  3. #358b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e358b
  2. #8b3572
  3. #728b35
  4. #358b4e

Square

  1. #4e358b
  2. #8b3547
  3. #728b35
  4. #358b79

Monochromatic

  1. #100b1c
  2. #2f2054
  3. #4e358b
  4. #7050bc
  5. #9d88d1

Shades

#4e358b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e358b
  2. #46307d
  3. #3e2a6f
  4. #372561
  5. #2f2053
  6. #271b46
  7. #1f1538
  8. #17102a
  9. #100b1c
  10. #08050e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e358b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e358b
  2. #604997
  3. #715da2
  4. #8372ae
  5. #9586b9
  6. #a79ac5
  7. #b8aed1
  8. #cac2dc
  9. #dcd7e8
  10. #edebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e358b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e358b
  2. #533d8a
  3. #584489
  4. #5d4c88
  5. #625387
  6. #675b86
  7. #6c6284
  8. #716a83
  9. #767182
  10. #7b7981
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #00478e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004489 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d485b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2f408d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #313e8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #444171 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e358b {
  color: #4e358b;
}
Background
.bg-4e358b {
  background-color: #4e358b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e358b {
  border: 2px solid #4e358b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e358b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 53 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 45% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e358b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e358b, #79358b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e358b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 53 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.09 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.56 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.42 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.86 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.89 #b1ca74 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e358b  rgb(78, 53, 139)  hsl(257, 45%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#728b35  rgb(114, 139, 53)  hsl(77, 45%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#8b4e35  rgb(139, 78, 53)  hsl(17, 45%, 38%)  Chestnut
#358b4e  rgb(53, 139, 78)  hsl(137, 45%, 38%)  Sea Green