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#4E359A

#4e359a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e359a is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 20.78% green and 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.35% cyan, 65.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.61% black. Its hue angle is 254.85°, with 48.79% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.08.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.065

Complementary

  1. #4e359a
  2. #819a35

Split complementary

  1. #4e359a
  2. #9a8135
  3. #4f9a35

Analogous

  1. #354f9a
  2. #4e359a
  3. #81359a

Triadic

  1. #4e359a
  2. #9a4e35
  3. #359a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e359a
  2. #9a3581
  3. #819a35
  4. #359a4e

Square

  1. #4e359a
  2. #9a354f
  3. #819a35
  4. #359a81

Monochromatic

  1. #140e28
  2. #312161
  3. #4e359a
  4. #7257c5
  5. #a28fd9

Shades

#4e359a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e359a
  2. #46308b
  3. #3e2a7b
  4. #37256c
  5. #2f205c
  6. #271b4d
  7. #1f153e
  8. #17102e
  9. #100b1f
  10. #08050f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e359a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e359a
  2. #6049a4
  3. #715dae
  4. #8372b8
  5. #9586c2
  6. #a79acd
  7. #b8aed7
  8. #cac2e1
  9. #dcd7eb
  10. #edebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e359a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e359a
  2. #533d97
  3. #584495
  4. #5d4c92
  5. #625390
  6. #675b8d
  7. #6c628a
  8. #716a88
  9. #767185
  10. #7b7983
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4172 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004a9d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004698 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #354d62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #27439c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #284099 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40457c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e359a {
  color: #4e359a;
}
Background
.bg-4e359a {
  background-color: #4e359a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e359a {
  border: 2px solid #4e359a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e359a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 53 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 49% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e359a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e359a, #81359a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e359a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 53 154 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.30 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.58 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.49 #b1ca65 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e359a  rgb(78, 53, 154)  hsl(255, 49%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#819a35  rgb(129, 154, 53)  hsl(75, 49%, 41%)  Olive Drab
#9a4e35  rgb(154, 78, 53)  hsl(15, 49%, 41%)  Sienna
#359a4e  rgb(53, 154, 78)  hsl(135, 49%, 41%)  Shamrock Green