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#4E3885

#4e3885 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3885 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 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.35% cyan, 57.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 257.14°, with 40.74% saturation and 37.06% 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 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0614

Complementary

  1. #4e3885
  2. #6f8538

Split complementary

  1. #4e3885
  2. #857438
  3. #498538

Analogous

  1. #384985
  2. #4e3885
  3. #743885

Triadic

  1. #4e3885
  2. #854e38
  3. #38854e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3885
  2. #85386f
  3. #6f8538
  4. #38854e

Square

  1. #4e3885
  2. #853849
  3. #6f8538
  4. #388574

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0b19
  2. #2e214f
  3. #4e3885
  4. #6f53b7
  5. #9c89cd

Shades

#4e3885 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3885
  2. #463278
  3. #3e2d6a
  4. #37275d
  5. #2f2250
  6. #271c43
  7. #1f1635
  8. #171128
  9. #100b1b
  10. #08060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3885 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3885
  2. #604c91
  3. #71609d
  4. #8374aa
  5. #9588b6
  6. #a79cc2
  7. #b8afce
  8. #cac3da
  9. #dcd7e7
  10. #edebf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3885 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3885
  2. #533f85
  3. #584684
  4. #5d4e84
  5. #625583
  6. #675c83
  7. #6c6382
  8. #716a82
  9. #767281
  10. #7b7981
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #494165 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #104788 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #174583 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #404859 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #334287 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #354084 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46426d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3885 {
  color: #4e3885;
}
Background
.bg-4e3885 {
  background-color: #4e3885;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3885 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3885;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3885;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 56 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 41% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3885 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3885, #743885);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3885 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 56 133 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.62 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.82 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 6.30 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.70 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.75 #b1c77a Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3885  rgb(78, 56, 133)  hsl(257, 41%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6f8538  rgb(111, 133, 56)  hsl(77, 41%, 37%)  Olive Drab
#854e38  rgb(133, 78, 56)  hsl(17, 41%, 37%)  Chestnut
#38854e  rgb(56, 133, 78)  hsl(137, 41%, 37%)  Sea Green