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#4E446A

#4e446a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e446a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.67% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.42% cyan, 35.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 255.79°, with 21.84% 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 8.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0679

Complementary

  1. #4e446a
  2. #606a44

Split complementary

  1. #4e446a
  2. #6a6144
  3. #4d6a44

Analogous

  1. #444d6a
  2. #4e446a
  3. #61446a

Triadic

  1. #4e446a
  2. #6a4e44
  3. #446a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e446a
  2. #6a4460
  3. #606a44
  4. #446a4e

Square

  1. #4e446a
  2. #6a444d
  3. #606a44
  4. #446a61

Monochromatic

  1. #09080d
  2. #2c263b
  3. #4e446a
  4. #706299
  5. #9a90b7

Shades

#4e446a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e446a
  2. #463d5f
  3. #3e3655
  4. #37304a
  5. #2f2940
  6. #272235
  7. #1f1b2a
  8. #171420
  9. #100e15
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e446a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e446a
  2. #605779
  3. #716988
  4. #837c97
  5. #958fa6
  6. #a7a2b5
  7. #b8b4c3
  8. #cac7d2
  9. #dcdae1
  10. #edecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e446a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e446a
  2. #534a6c
  3. #58506e
  4. #5d5671
  5. #625c73
  6. #676275
  7. #6c6877
  8. #716e79
  9. #76747c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4758 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4a6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c4969 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484a52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43486b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #444769 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b485c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e446a {
  color: #4e446a;
}
Background
.bg-4e446a {
  background-color: #4e446a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e446a {
  border: 2px solid #4e446a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e446a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 22% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e446a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e446a, #61446a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e446a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 106 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.56 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.47 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.00 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 13.14 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.35 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.05 #b1bb95 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e446a  rgb(78, 68, 106)  hsl(256, 22%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#606a44  rgb(96, 106, 68)  hsl(76, 22%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#6a4e44  rgb(106, 78, 68)  hsl(16, 22%, 34%)  Liver
#446a4e  rgb(68, 106, 78)  hsl(136, 22%, 34%)  Hunter Green