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#4E4397

#4e4397 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4397 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.27% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 55.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 247.86°, with 38.53% saturation and 42.75% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #4e4397
  2. #8c9743

Split complementary

  1. #4e4397
  2. #977843
  3. #629743

Analogous

  1. #436297
  2. #4e4397
  3. #784397

Triadic

  1. #4e4397
  2. #974e43
  3. #43974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4397
  2. #97438c
  3. #8c9743
  4. #43974e

Square

  1. #4e4397
  2. #974362
  3. #8c9743
  4. #439778

Monochromatic

  1. #17142d
  2. #332b62
  3. #4e4397
  4. #756abd
  5. #a69fd4

Shades

#4e4397 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4397
  2. #463c88
  3. #3e3679
  4. #372f6a
  5. #2f285b
  6. #27224c
  7. #1f1b3c
  8. #17142d
  9. #100d1e
  10. #08070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4397 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4397
  2. #6056a1
  3. #7169ac
  4. #837bb6
  5. #958ec1
  6. #a7a1cb
  7. #b8b4d5
  8. #cac7e0
  9. #dcd9ea
  10. #edecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4397 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4397
  2. #534995
  3. #584f92
  4. #5d5590
  5. #625b8e
  6. #67628c
  7. #6c6889
  8. #716e87
  9. #767485
  10. #7b7a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4b73 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #15529a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #114d95 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #355666 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #344c99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #344996 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #414f7d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4397 {
  color: #4e4397;
}
Background
.bg-4e4397 {
  background-color: #4e4397;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4397 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4397;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4397;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 67 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 39% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4397 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4397, #784397);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4397 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 67 151 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.88 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.19 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.27 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.14 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.20 #003399 Smalt ΔE 8.89 #b1bc68 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4397  rgb(78, 67, 151)  hsl(248, 39%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8c9743  rgb(140, 151, 67)  hsl(68, 39%, 43%)  Moss Green
#974e43  rgb(151, 78, 67)  hsl(8, 39%, 43%)  Chestnut
#43974e  rgb(67, 151, 78)  hsl(128, 39%, 43%)  Shamrock Green