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#4E446B

#4e446b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e446b 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 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.1% cyan, 36.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 255.38°, with 22.29% saturation and 34.31% 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 8.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #4e446b
  2. #616b44

Split complementary

  1. #4e446b
  2. #6b6144
  3. #4d6b44

Analogous

  1. #444d6b
  2. #4e446b
  3. #61446b

Triadic

  1. #4e446b
  2. #6b4e44
  3. #446b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e446b
  2. #6b4461
  3. #616b44
  4. #446b4e

Square

  1. #4e446b
  2. #6b444d
  3. #616b44
  4. #446b61

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090d
  2. #2c263c
  3. #4e446b
  4. #70629a
  5. #9a90b8

Shades

#4e446b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e446b
  2. #463d60
  3. #3e3656
  4. #37304b
  5. #2f2940
  6. #272236
  7. #1f1b2b
  8. #171420
  9. #100e15
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e446b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e446b
  2. #60577a
  3. #716989
  4. #837c97
  5. #958fa6
  6. #a7a2b5
  7. #b8b4c4
  8. #cac7d3
  9. #dcdae1
  10. #edecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e446b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e446b
  2. #534a6d
  3. #58506f
  4. #5d5671
  5. #625c73
  6. #676276
  7. #6c6878
  8. #716e7a
  9. #76747c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4a6d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b496a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484b52 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43486c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #44476a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b485d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e446b {
  color: #4e446b;
}
Background
.bg-4e446b {
  background-color: #4e446b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e446b {
  border: 2px solid #4e446b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e446b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 22% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e446b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e446b, #61446b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e446b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 107 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.26 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.69 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.84 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.90 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.11 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.80 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.83 #b1bb94 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e446b  rgb(78, 68, 107)  hsl(255, 22%, 34%)  Dark Slate Blue
#616b44  rgb(97, 107, 68)  hsl(75, 22%, 34%)  Dark Olive Green
#6b4e44  rgb(107, 78, 68)  hsl(15, 22%, 34%)  Liver
#446b4e  rgb(68, 107, 78)  hsl(135, 22%, 34%)  Hunter Green