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#4E427F

#4e427f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e427f 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 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.58% cyan, 48.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.2% black. Its hue angle is 251.8°, with 31.61% saturation and 37.84% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.75.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0705

Complementary

  1. #4e427f
  2. #737f42

Split complementary

  1. #4e427f
  2. #7f6c42
  3. #547f42

Analogous

  1. #42547f
  2. #4e427f
  3. #6c427f

Triadic

  1. #4e427f
  2. #7f4e42
  3. #427f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e427f
  2. #7f4273
  3. #737f42
  4. #427f4e

Square

  1. #4e427f
  2. #7f4254
  3. #737f42
  4. #427f6c

Monochromatic

  1. #100e1a
  2. #2f284d
  3. #4e427f
  4. #7061ad
  5. #9d93c7

Shades

#4e427f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e427f
  2. #463b72
  3. #3e3566
  4. #372e59
  5. #2f284c
  6. #272140
  7. #1f1a33
  8. #171426
  9. #100d19
  10. #08070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e427f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e427f
  2. #60558c
  3. #716899
  4. #837ba5
  5. #958eb2
  6. #a7a1bf
  7. #b8b3cc
  8. #cac6d9
  9. #dcd9e5
  10. #edecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e427f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e427f
  2. #53487f
  3. #584e7f
  4. #5d557f
  5. #625b7f
  6. #676180
  7. #6c6780
  8. #716d80
  9. #767480
  10. #7b7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4864 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c4c81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d4a7e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #414e5a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c4880 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d477e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47496b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e427f {
  color: #4e427f;
}
Background
.bg-4e427f {
  background-color: #4e427f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e427f {
  border: 2px solid #4e427f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e427f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 66 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 32% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e427f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e427f, #6c427f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e427f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 66 127 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.75 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.67 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.90 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.59 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.61 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.34 #b1bd80 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e427f  rgb(78, 66, 127)  hsl(252, 32%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#737f42  rgb(115, 127, 66)  hsl(72, 32%, 38%)  Sap Green
#7f4e42  rgb(127, 78, 66)  hsl(12, 32%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#427f4e  rgb(66, 127, 78)  hsl(132, 32%, 38%)  Fern Green