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#4E3798

#4e3798 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3798 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.57% green and 59.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.68% cyan, 63.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.39% black. Its hue angle is 254.23°, with 46.86% 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 9.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.45.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #4e3798
  2. #819837

Split complementary

  1. #4e3798
  2. #987f37
  3. #509837

Analogous

  1. #375098
  2. #4e3798
  3. #7f3798

Triadic

  1. #4e3798
  2. #984e37
  3. #37984e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3798
  2. #983781
  3. #819837
  4. #37984e

Square

  1. #4e3798
  2. #983750
  3. #819837
  4. #37987f

Monochromatic

  1. #140e28
  2. #312360
  3. #4e3798
  4. #7259c3
  5. #a291d7

Shades

#4e3798 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3798
  2. #463289
  3. #3e2c7a
  4. #37276a
  5. #2f215b
  6. #271c4c
  7. #1f163d
  8. #17112e
  9. #100b1e
  10. #08060f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3798 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3798
  2. #604ba2
  3. #715fad
  4. #8373b7
  5. #9587c1
  6. #a79bcc
  7. #b8afd6
  8. #cac3e0
  9. #dcd7ea
  10. #edebf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3798 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3798
  2. #533e96
  3. #584693
  4. #5d4d91
  5. #62548e
  6. #675c8c
  7. #6c638a
  8. #716a87
  9. #767185
  10. #7b7982
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4271 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004b9b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004696 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #364e62 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a449a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #2b4197 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41467b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3798 {
  color: #4e3798;
}
Background
.bg-4e3798 {
  background-color: #4e3798;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3798 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3798;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3798;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 55 152;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 47% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3798 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3798, #7f3798);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3798 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 55 152 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.45 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 4.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.27 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.51 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.73 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.48 #b1c867 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3798  rgb(78, 55, 152)  hsl(254, 47%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#819837  rgb(129, 152, 55)  hsl(74, 47%, 41%)  Olive Drab
#984e37  rgb(152, 78, 55)  hsl(14, 47%, 41%)  Chestnut
#37984e  rgb(55, 152, 78)  hsl(134, 47%, 41%)  Shamrock Green