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#4E4480

#4e4480 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4480 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 50.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.06% cyan, 46.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 49.8% black. Its hue angle is 250°, with 30.61% saturation and 38.43% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0731

Complementary

  1. #4e4480
  2. #768044

Split complementary

  1. #4e4480
  2. #806c44
  3. #588044

Analogous

  1. #445880
  2. #4e4480
  3. #6c4480

Triadic

  1. #4e4480
  2. #804e44
  3. #44804e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4480
  2. #804476
  3. #768044
  4. #44804e

Square

  1. #4e4480
  2. #804458
  3. #768044
  4. #44806c

Monochromatic

  1. #110f1c
  2. #30294e
  3. #4e4480
  4. #7064ad
  5. #9e96c7

Shades

#4e4480 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4480
  2. #463d73
  3. #3e3666
  4. #37305a
  5. #2f294d
  6. #272240
  7. #1f1b33
  8. #171426
  9. #100e1a
  10. #08070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4480 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4480
  2. #60578d
  3. #716999
  4. #837ca6
  5. #958fb3
  6. #a7a2c0
  7. #b8b4cc
  8. #cac7d9
  9. #dcdae6
  10. #edecf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4480 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4480
  2. #534a80
  3. #585080
  4. #5d5680
  5. #625c80
  6. #676280
  7. #6c6880
  8. #716e80
  9. #767480
  10. #7b7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4965 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f4e82 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4b7f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41505c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4a81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e487f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #464b6c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4480 {
  color: #4e4480;
}
Background
.bg-4e4480 {
  background-color: #4e4480;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4480 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4480;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4480;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 68 128;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 31% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4480 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4480, #6c4480);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4480 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 68 128 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.98 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.54 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.14 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.50 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.40 #b1bb7f Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4480  rgb(78, 68, 128)  hsl(250, 31%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#768044  rgb(118, 128, 68)  hsl(70, 31%, 38%)  Olive Drab
#804e44  rgb(128, 78, 68)  hsl(10, 31%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#44804e  rgb(68, 128, 78)  hsl(130, 31%, 38%)  Fern Green