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#4E456F

#4e456f ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e456f 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 43.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 29.73% cyan, 37.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.47% black. Its hue angle is 252.86°, with 23.33% saturation and 35.29% 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 8.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.32.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0702

Complementary

  1. #4e456f
  2. #666f45

Split complementary

  1. #4e456f
  2. #6f6345
  3. #516f45

Analogous

  1. #45516f
  2. #4e456f
  3. #63456f

Triadic

  1. #4e456f
  2. #6f4e45
  3. #456f4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e456f
  2. #6f4566
  3. #666f45
  4. #456f4e

Square

  1. #4e456f
  2. #6f4551
  3. #666f45
  4. #456f63

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0a11
  2. #2d2840
  3. #4e456f
  4. #6f639e
  5. #9b92bb

Shades

#4e456f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e456f
  2. #463e64
  3. #3e3759
  4. #37304e
  5. #2f2943
  6. #272338
  7. #1f1c2c
  8. #171521
  9. #100e16
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e456f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e456f
  2. #60587d
  3. #716a8c
  4. #837d9a
  5. #958fa9
  6. #a7a2b7
  7. #b8b5c5
  8. #cac7d4
  9. #dcdae2
  10. #edecf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e456f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e456f
  2. #534b71
  3. #585172
  4. #5d5774
  5. #625d76
  6. #676378
  7. #6c6879
  8. #716e7b
  9. #76747d
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c495b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4b71 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a4a6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #474c55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #434970 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43486e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a4960 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e456f {
  color: #4e456f;
}
Background
.bg-4e456f {
  background-color: #4e456f;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e456f {
  border: 2px solid #4e456f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e456f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 111;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 23% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e456f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e456f, #63456f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e456f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 111 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.32 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.30 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.49 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.56 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.10 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.85 #b1ba90 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e456f  rgb(78, 69, 111)  hsl(253, 23%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#666f45  rgb(102, 111, 69)  hsl(73, 23%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6f4e45  rgb(111, 78, 69)  hsl(13, 23%, 35%)  Liver
#456f4e  rgb(69, 111, 78)  hsl(133, 23%, 35%)  Hunter Green