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#4E4471

#4e4471 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4471 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 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.97% cyan, 39.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 253.33°, with 24.86% saturation and 35.49% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.54.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0695

Complementary

  1. #4e4471
  2. #677144

Split complementary

  1. #4e4471
  2. #716444
  3. #517144

Analogous

  1. #445171
  2. #4e4471
  3. #644471

Triadic

  1. #4e4471
  2. #714e44
  3. #44714e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4471
  2. #714467
  3. #677144
  4. #44714e

Square

  1. #4e4471
  2. #714451
  3. #677144
  4. #447164

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b11
  2. #2d2741
  3. #4e4471
  4. #6f61a0
  5. #9b91bd

Shades

#4e4471 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4471
  2. #463d66
  3. #3e365a
  4. #37304f
  5. #2f2944
  6. #272239
  7. #1f1b2d
  8. #171422
  9. #100e17
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4471 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4471
  2. #60577f
  3. #71698d
  4. #837c9c
  5. #958faa
  6. #a7a2b8
  7. #b8b4c6
  8. #cac7d4
  9. #dcdae3
  10. #edecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4471 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4471
  2. #534a73
  3. #585074
  4. #5d5676
  5. #625c77
  6. #676279
  7. #6c687a
  8. #716e7c
  9. #76747d
  10. #7b7a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c485c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #374b73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #384a70 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #464c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414872 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424870 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #494961 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4471 {
  color: #4e4471;
}
Background
.bg-4e4471 {
  background-color: #4e4471;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4471 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4471;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4471;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 25% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4471 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4471, #644471);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4471 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 113 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.54 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.06 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.59 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.79 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.65 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.19 #b1bb8e Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4471  rgb(78, 68, 113)  hsl(253, 25%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#677144  rgb(103, 113, 68)  hsl(73, 25%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#714e44  rgb(113, 78, 68)  hsl(13, 25%, 35%)  Liver
#44714e  rgb(68, 113, 78)  hsl(133, 25%, 35%)  Fern Green