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#4E4076

#4e4076 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4076 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.9% cyan, 45.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.73% black. Its hue angle is 255.56°, with 29.67% saturation and 35.69% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.51.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0659

Complementary

  1. #4e4076
  2. #687640

Split complementary

  1. #4e4076
  2. #766940
  3. #4d7640

Analogous

  1. #404d76
  2. #4e4076
  3. #694076

Triadic

  1. #4e4076
  2. #764e40
  3. #40764e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4076
  2. #764068
  3. #687640
  4. #40764e

Square

  1. #4e4076
  2. #76404d
  3. #687640
  4. #407669

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0a13
  2. #2d2544
  3. #4e4076
  4. #6f5ca7
  5. #9b8ec1

Shades

#4e4076 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4076
  2. #463a6a
  3. #3e335e
  4. #372d53
  5. #2f2647
  6. #27203b
  7. #1f1a2f
  8. #171323
  9. #100d18
  10. #08060c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4076 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4076
  2. #605384
  3. #716691
  4. #83799f
  5. #958cad
  6. #a7a0bb
  7. #b8b3c8
  8. #cac6d6
  9. #dcd9e4
  10. #edecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4076 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4076
  2. #534677
  3. #584d78
  4. #5d5379
  5. #625a7a
  6. #67607b
  7. #6c667c
  8. #716d7d
  9. #76737e
  10. #7b7a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b455e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f4978 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #314875 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #454a55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4677 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4575 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #494664 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4076 {
  color: #4e4076;
}
Background
.bg-4e4076 {
  background-color: #4e4076;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4076 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4076;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4076;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 30% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4076 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4076, #694076);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4076 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 118 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.51 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.37 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.54 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.72 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.75 #b1bf89 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4076  rgb(78, 64, 118)  hsl(256, 30%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#687640  rgb(104, 118, 64)  hsl(76, 30%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#764e40  rgb(118, 78, 64)  hsl(16, 30%, 36%)  Coffee
#40764e  rgb(64, 118, 78)  hsl(136, 30%, 36%)  Fern Green