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#4E396D

#4e396d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e396d 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 42.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.44% cyan, 47.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 264.23°, with 31.33% saturation and 32.55% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0565

Complementary

  1. #4e396d
  2. #586d39

Split complementary

  1. #4e396d
  2. #6d6839
  3. #3e6d39

Analogous

  1. #393e6d
  2. #4e396d
  3. #68396d

Triadic

  1. #4e396d
  2. #6d4e39
  3. #396d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e396d
  2. #6d3958
  3. #586d39
  4. #396d4e

Square

  1. #4e396d
  2. #6d393e
  3. #586d39
  4. #396d68

Monochromatic

  1. #0a070d
  2. #2a1f3b
  3. #4e396d
  4. #72539f
  5. #9a82bd

Shades

#4e396d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e396d
  2. #463362
  3. #3e2e57
  4. #37284c
  5. #2f2241
  6. #271d37
  7. #1f172c
  8. #171121
  9. #100b16
  10. #08060b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e396d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e396d
  2. #604d7c
  3. #71618a
  4. #837499
  5. #9588a7
  6. #a79cb6
  7. #b8b0c5
  8. #cac4d3
  9. #dcd7e2
  10. #edebf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e396d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e396d
  2. #53406f
  3. #584771
  4. #5d4e73
  5. #625575
  6. #675d77
  7. #6c6478
  8. #716b7a
  9. #76727c
  10. #7b797e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483f57 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2a436f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f436c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48424d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c3f6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e3f6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b3f5c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e396d {
  color: #4e396d;
}
Background
.bg-4e396d {
  background-color: #4e396d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e396d {
  border: 2px solid #4e396d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e396d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 57 109;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 31% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e396d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e396d, #68396d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e396d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 57 109 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.19 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.28 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.74 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.15 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 11.06 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 12.46 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 12.85 #b1c692 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e396d  rgb(78, 57, 109)  hsl(264, 31%, 33%)  Dark Slate Blue
#586d39  rgb(88, 109, 57)  hsl(84, 31%, 33%)  Dark Olive Green
#6d4e39  rgb(109, 78, 57)  hsl(24, 31%, 33%)  Coffee
#396d4e  rgb(57, 109, 78)  hsl(144, 31%, 33%)  Hunter Green