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#4E387E

#4e387e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e387e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 21.96% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.1% cyan, 55.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 258.86°, with 38.46% saturation and 35.69% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #4e387e
  2. #687e38

Split complementary

  1. #4e387e
  2. #7e7138
  3. #457e38

Analogous

  1. #38457e
  2. #4e387e
  3. #71387e

Triadic

  1. #4e387e
  2. #7e4e38
  3. #387e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e387e
  2. #7e3868
  3. #687e38
  4. #387e4e

Square

  1. #4e387e
  2. #7e3845
  3. #687e38
  4. #387e71

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0914
  2. #2d2049
  3. #4e387e
  4. #6f51b2
  5. #9b86c9

Shades

#4e387e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e387e
  2. #463271
  3. #3e2d65
  4. #372758
  5. #2f224c
  6. #271c3f
  7. #1f1632
  8. #171126
  9. #100b19
  10. #08060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e387e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e387e
  2. #604c8b
  3. #716098
  4. #8374a5
  5. #9588b2
  6. #a79cbf
  7. #b8afcb
  8. #cac3d8
  9. #dcd7e5
  10. #edebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e387e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e387e
  2. #533f7e
  3. #58467e
  4. #5d4e7f
  5. #62557f
  6. #675c7f
  7. #6c637f
  8. #716a7f
  9. #767280
  10. #7b7980
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1a4680 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #20447c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #434655 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #36417f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #38407d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #474168 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e387e {
  color: #4e387e;
}
Background
.bg-4e387e {
  background-color: #4e387e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e387e {
  border: 2px solid #4e387e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e387e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 56 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 38% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e387e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e387e, #71387e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e387e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 56 126 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.56 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.61 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.09 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.57 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.12 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 10.77 #b1c781 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e387e  rgb(78, 56, 126)  hsl(259, 38%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#687e38  rgb(104, 126, 56)  hsl(79, 38%, 36%)  Sap Green
#7e4e38  rgb(126, 78, 56)  hsl(19, 38%, 36%)  Coffee
#387e4e  rgb(56, 126, 78)  hsl(139, 38%, 36%)  Sea Green