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#4E4478

#4e4478 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4478 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 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35% cyan, 43.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black. Its hue angle is 251.54°, with 27.66% saturation and 36.86% 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 8.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.75.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0711

Complementary

  1. #4e4478
  2. #6e7844

Split complementary

  1. #4e4478
  2. #786844
  3. #547844

Analogous

  1. #445478
  2. #4e4478
  3. #684478

Triadic

  1. #4e4478
  2. #784e44
  3. #44784e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4478
  2. #78446e
  3. #6e7844
  4. #44784e

Square

  1. #4e4478
  2. #784454
  3. #6e7844
  4. #447868

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0d16
  2. #2e2847
  3. #4e4478
  4. #6f62a6
  5. #9c93c2

Shades

#4e4478 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4478
  2. #463d6c
  3. #3e3660
  4. #373054
  5. #2f2948
  6. #27223c
  7. #1f1b30
  8. #171424
  9. #100e18
  10. #08070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4478 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4478
  2. #605786
  3. #716993
  4. #837ca1
  5. #958fae
  6. #a7a2bc
  7. #b8b4c9
  8. #cac7d7
  9. #dcdae4
  10. #edecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4478 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4478
  2. #534a79
  3. #58507a
  4. #5d567a
  5. #625c7b
  6. #67627c
  7. #6c687d
  8. #716e7e
  9. #76747e
  10. #7b7a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c4960 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #344c7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #344a77 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #444e58 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #404979 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #404877 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #484a66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4478 {
  color: #4e4478;
}
Background
.bg-4e4478 {
  background-color: #4e4478;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4478 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4478;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4478;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 28% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4478 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4478, #684478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4478 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 120 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.75 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.28 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.41 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.51 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.81 #b1bb87 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4478  rgb(78, 68, 120)  hsl(252, 28%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6e7844  rgb(110, 120, 68)  hsl(72, 28%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#784e44  rgb(120, 78, 68)  hsl(12, 28%, 37%)  Tuscan Red
#44784e  rgb(68, 120, 78)  hsl(132, 28%, 37%)  Fern Green