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#4E4585

#4e4585 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4585 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.06% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.35% cyan, 48.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 248.44°, with 31.68% saturation and 39.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.36.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0757

Complementary

  1. #4e4585
  2. #7c8545

Split complementary

  1. #4e4585
  2. #856e45
  3. #5c8545

Analogous

  1. #455c85
  2. #4e4585
  3. #6e4585

Triadic

  1. #4e4585
  2. #854e45
  3. #45854e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4585
  2. #85457c
  3. #7c8545
  4. #45854e

Square

  1. #4e4585
  2. #85455c
  3. #7c8545
  4. #45856e

Monochromatic

  1. #131120
  2. #302b53
  3. #4e4585
  4. #7167b0
  5. #a099ca

Shades

#4e4585 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4585
  2. #463e78
  3. #3e376a
  4. #37305d
  5. #2f2950
  6. #272343
  7. #1f1c35
  8. #171528
  9. #100e1b
  10. #08070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4585 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4585
  2. #605891
  3. #716a9d
  4. #837daa
  5. #958fb6
  6. #a7a2c2
  7. #b8b5ce
  8. #cac7da
  9. #dcdae7
  10. #edecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4585 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4585
  2. #534b85
  3. #585184
  4. #5d5784
  5. #625d83
  6. #676383
  7. #6c6882
  8. #716e82
  9. #767481
  10. #7b7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4a68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2d4f87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d4c84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f525e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d4b86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4984 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #454d70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4585 {
  color: #4e4585;
}
Background
.bg-4e4585 {
  background-color: #4e4585;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4585 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4585;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4585;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 32% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4585 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4585, #6e4585);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4585 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 133 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.55 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.81 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.96 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.02 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.38 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.76 #b1ba7a Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4585  rgb(78, 69, 133)  hsl(248, 32%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c8545  rgb(124, 133, 69)  hsl(68, 32%, 40%)  Moss Green
#854e45  rgb(133, 78, 69)  hsl(8, 32%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#45854e  rgb(69, 133, 78)  hsl(128, 32%, 40%)  Sea Green