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#4E436E

#4e436e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e436e 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 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.09% cyan, 39.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.86% black. Its hue angle is 255.35°, with 24.29% saturation and 34.71% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #4e436e
  2. #636e43

Split complementary

  1. #4e436e
  2. #6e6443
  3. #4e6e43

Analogous

  1. #434e6e
  2. #4e436e
  3. #64436e

Triadic

  1. #4e436e
  2. #6e4e43
  3. #436e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e436e
  2. #6e4363
  3. #636e43
  4. #436e4e

Square

  1. #4e436e
  2. #6e434e
  3. #636e43
  4. #436e64

Monochromatic

  1. #0b090f
  2. #2c263e
  3. #4e436e
  4. #70609e
  5. #9a8fbb

Shades

#4e436e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e436e
  2. #463c63
  3. #3e3658
  4. #372f4d
  5. #2f2842
  6. #272237
  7. #1f1b2c
  8. #171421
  9. #100d16
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e436e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e436e
  2. #60567d
  3. #71698b
  4. #837b9a
  5. #958ea8
  6. #a7a1b7
  7. #b8b4c5
  8. #cac7d4
  9. #dcd9e2
  10. #edecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e436e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e436e
  2. #534970
  3. #584f72
  4. #5d5573
  5. #625b75
  6. #676277
  7. #6c6879
  8. #716e7b
  9. #76747c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b475a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #374a70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #39496d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474a53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42476f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42476d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a485f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e436e {
  color: #4e436e;
}
Background
.bg-4e436e {
  background-color: #4e436e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e436e {
  border: 2px solid #4e436e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e436e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 67 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 24% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e436e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e436e, #64436e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e436e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 67 110 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.17 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.07 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.93 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.16 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.36 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.14 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.53 #b1bc91 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e436e  rgb(78, 67, 110)  hsl(255, 24%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#636e43  rgb(99, 110, 67)  hsl(75, 24%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6e4e43  rgb(110, 78, 67)  hsl(15, 24%, 35%)  Liver
#436e4e  rgb(67, 110, 78)  hsl(135, 24%, 35%)  Hunter Green