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#4E436B

#4e436b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e436b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.27% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.1% cyan, 37.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 256.5°, with 22.99% saturation and 34.12% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.04.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.067

Complementary

  1. #4e436b
  2. #606b43

Split complementary

  1. #4e436b
  2. #6b6243
  3. #4c6b43

Analogous

  1. #434c6b
  2. #4e436b
  3. #62436b

Triadic

  1. #4e436b
  2. #6b4e43
  3. #436b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e436b
  2. #6b4360
  3. #606b43
  4. #436b4e

Square

  1. #4e436b
  2. #6b434c
  3. #606b43
  4. #436b62

Monochromatic

  1. #09080d
  2. #2c263c
  3. #4e436b
  4. #70609a
  5. #9a8eb9

Shades

#4e436b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e436b
  2. #463c60
  3. #3e3656
  4. #372f4b
  5. #2f2840
  6. #272236
  7. #1f1b2b
  8. #171420
  9. #100d15
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e436b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e436b
  2. #60567a
  3. #716989
  4. #837b97
  5. #958ea6
  6. #a7a1b5
  7. #b8b4c4
  8. #cac7d3
  9. #dcd9e1
  10. #edecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e436b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e436b
  2. #53496d
  3. #584f6f
  4. #5d5571
  5. #625b73
  6. #676276
  7. #6c6878
  8. #716e7a
  9. #76747c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4759 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39496d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a496a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484a52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42476c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43466a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b475d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e436b {
  color: #4e436b;
}
Background
.bg-4e436b {
  background-color: #4e436b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e436b {
  border: 2px solid #4e436b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e436b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 67 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 23% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e436b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e436b, #62436b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e436b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 67 107 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.04 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.49 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.68 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.62 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.84 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.47 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.75 #b1bc94 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e436b  rgb(78, 67, 107)  hsl(257, 23%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#606b43  rgb(96, 107, 67)  hsl(77, 23%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#6b4e43  rgb(107, 78, 67)  hsl(17, 23%, 34%)  Liver
#436b4e  rgb(67, 107, 78)  hsl(137, 23%, 34%)  Hunter Green