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#4E4295

#4e4295 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4295 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 25.88% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.65% cyan, 55.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 248.67°, with 38.6% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0769

Complementary

  1. #4e4295
  2. #899542

Split complementary

  1. #4e4295
  2. #957842
  3. #609542

Analogous

  1. #426095
  2. #4e4295
  3. #784295

Triadic

  1. #4e4295
  2. #954e42
  3. #42954e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4295
  2. #954289
  3. #899542
  4. #42954e

Square

  1. #4e4295
  2. #954260
  3. #899542
  4. #429578

Monochromatic

  1. #16132b
  2. #322b60
  3. #4e4295
  4. #7468bc
  5. #a59dd3

Shades

#4e4295 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4295
  2. #463b86
  3. #3e3577
  4. #372e68
  5. #2f2859
  6. #27214b
  7. #1f1a3c
  8. #17142d
  9. #100d1e
  10. #08070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4295 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4295
  2. #6055a0
  3. #7168aa
  4. #837bb5
  5. #958ebf
  6. #a7a1ca
  7. #b8b3d5
  8. #cac6df
  9. #dcd9ea
  10. #edecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4295 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4295
  2. #534893
  3. #584e91
  4. #5d558f
  5. #625b8d
  6. #67618b
  7. #6c6788
  8. #716d86
  9. #767484
  10. #7b7a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4a71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #155198 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #134c93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #344b97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344894 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #414e7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4295 {
  color: #4e4295;
}
Background
.bg-4e4295 {
  background-color: #4e4295;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4295 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4295;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4295;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 66 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 39% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4295 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4295, #784295);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4295 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 66 149 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 5.18 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.98 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.09 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.35 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.91 #b1bd6a Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4295  rgb(78, 66, 149)  hsl(249, 39%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#899542  rgb(137, 149, 66)  hsl(69, 39%, 42%)  Moss Green
#954e42  rgb(149, 78, 66)  hsl(9, 39%, 42%)  Chestnut
#42954e  rgb(66, 149, 78)  hsl(129, 39%, 42%)  Shamrock Green