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#4E3777

#4e3777 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3777 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.57% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.45% cyan, 53.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 261.56°, with 36.78% 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 9.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.93.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0568

Complementary

  1. #4e3777
  2. #607737

Split complementary

  1. #4e3777
  2. #776e37
  3. #407737

Analogous

  1. #374077
  2. #4e3777
  3. #6e3777

Triadic

  1. #4e3777
  2. #774e37
  3. #37774e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3777
  2. #773760
  3. #607737
  4. #37774e

Square

  1. #4e3777
  2. #773740
  3. #607737
  4. #37776e

Monochromatic

  1. #09070e
  2. #2c1f43
  3. #4e3777
  4. #704fab
  5. #9a82c5

Shades

#4e3777 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3777
  2. #46326b
  3. #3e2c5f
  4. #372753
  5. #2f2147
  6. #271c3c
  7. #1f1630
  8. #171124
  9. #100b18
  10. #08060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3777 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3777
  2. #604b85
  3. #715f92
  4. #8373a0
  5. #9587ad
  6. #a79bbb
  7. #b8afc9
  8. #cac3d6
  9. #dcd7e4
  10. #edebf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3777 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3777
  2. #533e78
  3. #584679
  4. #5d4d7a
  5. #62547b
  6. #675c7c
  7. #6c637c
  8. #716a7d
  9. #76717e
  10. #7b797f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483f5c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f4479 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #254375 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #454351 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #383f78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a3e76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #493f63 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3777 {
  color: #4e3777;
}
Background
.bg-4e3777 {
  background-color: #4e3777;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3777 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3777;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3777;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 55 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 37% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3777 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3777, #6e3777);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3777 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 55 119 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.93 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.24 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.99 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.48 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.03 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 11.06 #b1c888 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3777  rgb(78, 55, 119)  hsl(262, 37%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#607737  rgb(96, 119, 55)  hsl(82, 37%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#774e37  rgb(119, 78, 55)  hsl(22, 37%, 34%)  Coffee
#37774e  rgb(55, 119, 78)  hsl(142, 37%, 34%)  Cadmium Green