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#4E4080

#4e4080 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4080 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.1% green and 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.06% cyan, 50% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 253.13°, with 33.33% saturation and 37.65% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0685

Complementary

  1. #4e4080
  2. #728040

Split complementary

  1. #4e4080
  2. #806e40
  3. #528040

Analogous

  1. #405280
  2. #4e4080
  3. #6e4080

Triadic

  1. #4e4080
  2. #804e40
  3. #40804e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4080
  2. #804072
  3. #728040
  4. #40804e

Square

  1. #4e4080
  2. #804052
  3. #728040
  4. #40806e

Monochromatic

  1. #100d1a
  2. #2f274d
  3. #4e4080
  4. #705eaf
  5. #9d91c8

Shades

#4e4080 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4080
  2. #463a73
  3. #3e3366
  4. #372d5a
  5. #2f264d
  6. #272040
  7. #1f1a33
  8. #171326
  9. #100d1a
  10. #08060d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4080 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4080
  2. #60538d
  3. #716699
  4. #8379a6
  5. #958cb3
  6. #a7a0c0
  7. #b8b3cc
  8. #cac6d9
  9. #dcd9e6
  10. #edecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4080 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4080
  2. #534680
  3. #584d80
  4. #5d5380
  5. #625a80
  6. #676080
  7. #6c6680
  8. #716d80
  9. #767380
  10. #7b7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4664 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #284b82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a497f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #414d5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b4781 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b457f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47486b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4080 {
  color: #4e4080;
}
Background
.bg-4e4080 {
  background-color: #4e4080;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4080 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4080;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4080;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 64 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 33% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4080 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4080, #6e4080);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4080 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 64 128 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.02 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.29 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.05 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.24 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.56 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.99 #b1bf7f Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4080  rgb(78, 64, 128)  hsl(253, 33%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#728040  rgb(114, 128, 64)  hsl(73, 33%, 38%)  Sap Green
#804e40  rgb(128, 78, 64)  hsl(13, 33%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#40804e  rgb(64, 128, 78)  hsl(133, 33%, 38%)  Sea Green