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#4E3990

#4e3990 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3990 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 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.83% cyan, 60.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.53% black. Its hue angle is 254.48°, with 43.28% saturation and 39.41% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0656

Complementary

  1. #4e3990
  2. #7b9039

Split complementary

  1. #4e3990
  2. #907939
  3. #509039

Analogous

  1. #395090
  2. #4e3990
  3. #793990

Triadic

  1. #4e3990
  2. #904e39
  3. #39904e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3990
  2. #90397b
  3. #7b9039
  4. #39904e

Square

  1. #4e3990
  2. #903950
  3. #7b9039
  4. #399079

Monochromatic

  1. #130e22
  2. #302359
  3. #4e3990
  4. #7158bd
  5. #a08fd3

Shades

#4e3990 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3990
  2. #463382
  3. #3e2e73
  4. #372865
  5. #2f2256
  6. #271d48
  7. #1f173a
  8. #17112b
  9. #100b1d
  10. #08060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3990 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3990
  2. #604d9b
  3. #7161a6
  4. #8374b1
  5. #9588bc
  6. #a79cc8
  7. #b8b0d3
  8. #cac4de
  9. #dcd7e9
  10. #edebf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3990 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3990
  2. #53408e
  3. #58478d
  4. #5d4e8b
  5. #62558a
  6. #675d88
  7. #6c6486
  8. #716b85
  9. #767283
  10. #7b7982
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b436c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004a93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #00468e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3a4d5f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #304492 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #31418f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #434576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3990 {
  color: #4e3990;
}
Background
.bg-4e3990 {
  background-color: #4e3990;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3990 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3990;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3990;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 57 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 43% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3990 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3990, #793990);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3990 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 57 144 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.23 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 5.28 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 5.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.26 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.27 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.42 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.80 #b1c66f Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3990  rgb(78, 57, 144)  hsl(254, 43%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7b9039  rgb(123, 144, 57)  hsl(74, 43%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#904e39  rgb(144, 78, 57)  hsl(14, 43%, 39%)  Chestnut
#39904e  rgb(57, 144, 78)  hsl(134, 43%, 39%)  Sea Green