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#4E396C

#4e396c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e396c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 22.35% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 47.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 264.71°, with 30.91% saturation and 32.35% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.45.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0563

Complementary

  1. #4e396c
  2. #576c39

Split complementary

  1. #4e396c
  2. #6c6739
  3. #3d6c39

Analogous

  1. #393d6c
  2. #4e396c
  3. #67396c

Triadic

  1. #4e396c
  2. #6c4e39
  3. #396c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e396c
  2. #6c3957
  3. #576c39
  4. #396c4e

Square

  1. #4e396c
  2. #6c393d
  3. #576c39
  4. #396c67

Monochromatic

  1. #0a070d
  2. #2a1f3a
  3. #4e396c
  4. #72539e
  5. #9a81bd

Shades

#4e396c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e396c
  2. #463361
  3. #3e2e56
  4. #37284c
  5. #2f2241
  6. #271d36
  7. #1f172b
  8. #171120
  9. #100b16
  10. #08060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e396c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e396c
  2. #604d7b
  3. #716189
  4. #837498
  5. #9588a7
  6. #a79cb6
  7. #b8b0c4
  8. #cac4d3
  9. #dcd7e2
  10. #edebf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e396c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e396c
  2. #53406e
  3. #584770
  4. #5d4e72
  5. #625574
  6. #675d76
  7. #6c6478
  8. #716b7a
  9. #76727c
  10. #7b797e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483f56 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2b436e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #30436b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48424d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c3f6d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e3f6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b3e5b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e396c {
  color: #4e396c;
}
Background
.bg-4e396c {
  background-color: #4e396c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e396c {
  border: 2px solid #4e396c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e396c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 57 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 31% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e396c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e396c, #67396c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e396c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 57 108 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.39 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.96 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.36 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 10.98 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.63 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.90 #b1c693 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e396c  rgb(78, 57, 108)  hsl(265, 31%, 32%)  Dark Slate Blue
#576c39  rgb(87, 108, 57)  hsl(85, 31%, 32%)  Dark Olive Green
#6c4e39  rgb(108, 78, 57)  hsl(25, 31%, 32%)  Coffee
#396c4e  rgb(57, 108, 78)  hsl(145, 31%, 32%)  Hunter Green