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#4E446C

#4e446c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e446c 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 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 37.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 22.73% saturation and 34.51% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.96.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #4e446c
  2. #626c44

Split complementary

  1. #4e446c
  2. #6c6244
  3. #4e6c44

Analogous

  1. #444e6c
  2. #4e446c
  3. #62446c

Triadic

  1. #4e446c
  2. #6c4e44
  3. #446c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e446c
  2. #6c4462
  3. #626c44
  4. #446c4e

Square

  1. #4e446c
  2. #6c444e
  3. #626c44
  4. #446c62

Monochromatic

  1. #0a090e
  2. #2c263d
  3. #4e446c
  4. #70629b
  5. #9a90b9

Shades

#4e446c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e446c
  2. #463d61
  3. #3e3656
  4. #37304c
  5. #2f2941
  6. #272236
  7. #1f1b2b
  8. #171420
  9. #100e16
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e446c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e446c
  2. #60577b
  3. #716989
  4. #837c98
  5. #958fa7
  6. #a7a2b6
  7. #b8b4c4
  8. #cac7d3
  9. #dcdae2
  10. #edecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e446c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e446c
  2. #534a6e
  3. #585070
  4. #5d5672
  5. #625c74
  6. #676276
  7. #6c6878
  8. #716e7a
  9. #76747c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4859 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4a6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b496b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484b53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43486d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43476b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a485e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e446c {
  color: #4e446c;
}
Background
.bg-4e446c {
  background-color: #4e446c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e446c {
  border: 2px solid #4e446c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e446c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 23% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e446c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e446c, #62446c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e446c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 108 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.96 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.69 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.90 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.67 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.88 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.62 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 13.81 #b1bb93 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e446c  rgb(78, 68, 108)  hsl(255, 23%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#626c44  rgb(98, 108, 68)  hsl(75, 23%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6c4e44  rgb(108, 78, 68)  hsl(15, 23%, 35%)  Liver
#446c4e  rgb(68, 108, 78)  hsl(135, 23%, 35%)  Hunter Green