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#4E426E

#4e426e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e426e is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.88% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.09% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 256.36°, with 25% saturation and 34.51% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0664

Complementary

  1. #4e426e
  2. #626e42

Split complementary

  1. #4e426e
  2. #6e6442
  3. #4c6e42

Analogous

  1. #424c6e
  2. #4e426e
  3. #64426e

Triadic

  1. #4e426e
  2. #6e4e42
  3. #426e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e426e
  2. #6e4262
  3. #626e42
  4. #426e4e

Square

  1. #4e426e
  2. #6e424c
  3. #626e42
  4. #426e64

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090e
  2. #2c253e
  3. #4e426e
  4. #705f9e
  5. #9a8ebb

Shades

#4e426e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e426e
  2. #463b63
  3. #3e3558
  4. #372e4d
  5. #2f2842
  6. #272137
  7. #1f1a2c
  8. #171421
  9. #100d16
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e426e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e426e
  2. #60557d
  3. #71688b
  4. #837b9a
  5. #958ea8
  6. #a7a1b7
  7. #b8b3c5
  8. #cac6d4
  9. #dcd9e2
  10. #edecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e426e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e426e
  2. #534870
  3. #584e72
  4. #5d5573
  5. #625b75
  6. #676177
  7. #6c6779
  8. #716d7b
  9. #76747c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b465a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #364970 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38486d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474a52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #41466f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42466d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a475f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e426e {
  color: #4e426e;
}
Background
.bg-4e426e {
  background-color: #4e426e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e426e {
  border: 2px solid #4e426e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e426e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 66 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 25% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e426e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e426e, #64426e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e426e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 66 110 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.97 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.65 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.89 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.40 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.08 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.24 #b1bd91 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e426e  rgb(78, 66, 110)  hsl(256, 25%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#626e42  rgb(98, 110, 66)  hsl(76, 25%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6e4e42  rgb(110, 78, 66)  hsl(16, 25%, 35%)  Liver
#426e4e  rgb(66, 110, 78)  hsl(136, 25%, 35%)  Hunter Green