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#4E397A

#4e397a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e397a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 22.35% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.07% cyan, 53.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 259.38°, with 36.31% saturation and 35.1% 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 4.21.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #4e397a
  2. #657a39

Split complementary

  1. #4e397a
  2. #7a6e39
  3. #457a39

Analogous

  1. #39457a
  2. #4e397a
  3. #6e397a

Triadic

  1. #4e397a
  2. #7a4e39
  3. #397a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e397a
  2. #7a3965
  3. #657a39
  4. #397a4e

Square

  1. #4e397a
  2. #7a3945
  3. #657a39
  4. #397a6e

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0812
  2. #2d2146
  3. #4e397a
  4. #6f52ae
  5. #9b86c6

Shades

#4e397a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e397a
  2. #46336e
  3. #3e2e62
  4. #372855
  5. #2f2249
  6. #271d3d
  7. #1f1731
  8. #171125
  9. #100b18
  10. #08060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e397a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e397a
  2. #604d87
  3. #716195
  4. #8374a2
  5. #9588af
  6. #a79cbd
  7. #b8b0ca
  8. #cac4d7
  9. #dcd7e4
  10. #edebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e397a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e397a
  2. #53407b
  3. #58477b
  4. #5d4e7c
  5. #62557c
  6. #675d7d
  7. #6c647e
  8. #716b7e
  9. #76727f
  10. #7b797f
  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 #49415f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #20457c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #254478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #444654 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #38417b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4079 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #484165 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e397a {
  color: #4e397a;
}
Background
.bg-4e397a {
  background-color: #4e397a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e397a {
  border: 2px solid #4e397a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e397a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 57 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 36% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e397a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e397a, #6e397a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e397a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 57 122 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.21 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.35 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.55 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.38 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.74 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.34 #b1c685 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e397a  rgb(78, 57, 122)  hsl(259, 36%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#657a39  rgb(101, 122, 57)  hsl(79, 36%, 35%)  Sap Green
#7a4e39  rgb(122, 78, 57)  hsl(19, 36%, 35%)  Coffee
#397a4e  rgb(57, 122, 78)  hsl(139, 36%, 35%)  Fern Green