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#4E397B

#4e397b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e397b 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 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.59% cyan, 53.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 259.09°, with 36.67% saturation and 35.29% 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 9.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0598

Complementary

  1. #4e397b
  2. #667b39

Split complementary

  1. #4e397b
  2. #7b6f39
  3. #457b39

Analogous

  1. #39457b
  2. #4e397b
  3. #6f397b

Triadic

  1. #4e397b
  2. #7b4e39
  3. #397b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e397b
  2. #7b3966
  3. #667b39
  4. #397b4e

Square

  1. #4e397b
  2. #7b3945
  3. #667b39
  4. #397b6f

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0912
  2. #2d2147
  3. #4e397b
  4. #6f52af
  5. #9b86c7

Shades

#4e397b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e397b
  2. #46336f
  3. #3e2e62
  4. #372856
  5. #2f224a
  6. #271d3e
  7. #1f1731
  8. #171125
  9. #100b19
  10. #08060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e397b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e397b
  2. #604d88
  3. #716195
  4. #8374a3
  5. #9588b0
  6. #a79cbd
  7. #b8b0ca
  8. #cac4d7
  9. #dcd7e5
  10. #edebf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e397b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e397b
  2. #53407c
  3. #58477c
  4. #5d4e7d
  5. #62557d
  6. #675d7e
  7. #6c647e
  8. #716b7f
  9. #76727f
  10. #7b7980
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49415f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #20467d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #244479 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #444654 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #38417c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #39407a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #484166 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e397b {
  color: #4e397b;
}
Background
.bg-4e397b {
  background-color: #4e397b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e397b {
  border: 2px solid #4e397b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e397b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 57 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 37% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e397b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e397b, #6f397b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e397b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 57 123 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.02 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.20 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 7.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.17 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 10.64 #191970 Midnight Blue ΔE 11.27 #b1c684 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e397b  rgb(78, 57, 123)  hsl(259, 37%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#667b39  rgb(102, 123, 57)  hsl(79, 37%, 35%)  Sap Green
#7b4e39  rgb(123, 78, 57)  hsl(19, 37%, 35%)  Coffee
#397b4e  rgb(57, 123, 78)  hsl(139, 37%, 35%)  Fern Green