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#4E456C

#4e456c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e456c is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.06% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.78% cyan, 36.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 57.65% black. Its hue angle is 253.85°, with 22.03% saturation and 34.71% 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 8.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.19.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0696

Complementary

  1. #4e456c
  2. #636c45

Split complementary

  1. #4e456c
  2. #6c6245
  3. #506c45

Analogous

  1. #45506c
  2. #4e456c
  3. #62456c

Triadic

  1. #4e456c
  2. #6c4e45
  3. #456c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e456c
  2. #6c4563
  3. #636c45
  4. #456c4e

Square

  1. #4e456c
  2. #6c4550
  3. #636c45
  4. #456c62

Monochromatic

  1. #0b090f
  2. #2c273d
  3. #4e456c
  4. #70639b
  5. #9a91b9

Shades

#4e456c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e456c
  2. #463e61
  3. #3e3756
  4. #37304c
  5. #2f2941
  6. #272336
  7. #1f1c2b
  8. #171520
  9. #100e16
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e456c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e456c
  2. #60587b
  3. #716a89
  4. #837d98
  5. #958fa7
  6. #a7a2b6
  7. #b8b5c4
  8. #cac7d3
  9. #dcdae2
  10. #edecf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e456c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e456c
  2. #534b6e
  3. #585170
  4. #5d5772
  5. #625d74
  6. #676376
  7. #6c6878
  8. #716e7a
  9. #76747c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c485a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b4b6e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c4a6b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484c53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #43496d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #44486b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a495e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e456c {
  color: #4e456c;
}
Background
.bg-4e456c {
  background-color: #4e456c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e456c {
  border: 2px solid #4e456c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e456c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 22% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e456c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e456c, #62456c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e456c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 108 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.19 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.93 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.97 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.16 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.71 #702963 Byzantium ΔE 14.15 #b1ba93 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e456c  rgb(78, 69, 108)  hsl(254, 22%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#636c45  rgb(99, 108, 69)  hsl(74, 22%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6c4e45  rgb(108, 78, 69)  hsl(14, 22%, 35%)  Liver
#456c4e  rgb(69, 108, 78)  hsl(134, 22%, 35%)  Hunter Green