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#4E3F89

#4e3f89 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e3f89 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 24.71% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.07% cyan, 54.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 252.16°, with 37% saturation and 39.22% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 1.51.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0698

Complementary

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #7a893f

Split complementary

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #89733f
  3. #55893f

Analogous

  1. #3f5589
  2. #4e3f89
  3. #733f89

Triadic

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #894e3f
  3. #3f894e

Tetradic

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #893f7a
  3. #7a893f
  4. #3f894e

Square

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #893f55
  3. #7a893f
  4. #3f8973

Monochromatic

  1. #120f20
  2. #302755
  3. #4e3f89
  4. #715fb5
  5. #9f93ce

Shades

#4e3f89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #46397b
  3. #3e326e
  4. #372c60
  5. #2f2652
  6. #272045
  7. #1f1937
  8. #171329
  9. #100d1b
  10. #08060e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e3f89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #605295
  3. #7165a1
  4. #8379ac
  5. #958cb8
  6. #a79fc4
  7. #b8b2d0
  8. #cac5dc
  9. #dcd9e7
  10. #edecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e3f89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e3f89
  2. #534688
  3. #584c87
  4. #5d5386
  5. #625985
  6. #676085
  7. #6c6684
  8. #716d83
  9. #767382
  10. #7b7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4669 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1e4c8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #1f4987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d4f5e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37478b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #374588 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #454971 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e3f89 {
  color: #4e3f89;
}
Background
.bg-4e3f89 {
  background-color: #4e3f89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e3f89 {
  border: 2px solid #4e3f89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e3f89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 63 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 37% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e3f89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e3f89, #733f89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e3f89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 63 137 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 1.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.84 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.35 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 8.98 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.46 #003399 Smalt ΔE 9.72 #b1c076 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e3f89  rgb(78, 63, 137)  hsl(252, 37%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7a893f  rgb(122, 137, 63)  hsl(72, 37%, 39%)  Olive Drab
#894e3f  rgb(137, 78, 63)  hsl(12, 37%, 39%)  Chestnut
#3f894e  rgb(63, 137, 78)  hsl(132, 37%, 39%)  Sea Green