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#4E458B

#4e458b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e458b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.06% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.88% cyan, 50.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 247.71°, with 33.65% saturation and 40.78% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.66.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0774

Complementary

  1. #4e458b
  2. #828b45

Split complementary

  1. #4e458b
  2. #8b7145
  3. #5f8b45

Analogous

  1. #455f8b
  2. #4e458b
  3. #71458b

Triadic

  1. #4e458b
  2. #8b4e45
  3. #458b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e458b
  2. #8b4582
  3. #828b45
  4. #458b4e

Square

  1. #4e458b
  2. #8b455f
  3. #828b45
  4. #458b71

Monochromatic

  1. #151225
  2. #312c58
  3. #4e458b
  4. #7268b4
  5. #a29bce

Shades

#4e458b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e458b
  2. #463e7d
  3. #3e376f
  4. #373061
  5. #2f2953
  6. #272346
  7. #1f1c38
  8. #17152a
  9. #100e1c
  10. #08070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e458b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e458b
  2. #605897
  3. #716aa2
  4. #837dae
  5. #958fb9
  6. #a7a2c5
  7. #b8b5d1
  8. #cac7dc
  9. #dcdae8
  10. #edecf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e458b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e458b
  2. #534b8a
  3. #585189
  4. #5d5788
  5. #625d87
  6. #676386
  7. #6c6884
  8. #716e83
  9. #767482
  10. #7b7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4b6c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #28508e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #274d89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c5361 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3b4c8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3a4a8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #444e74 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e458b {
  color: #4e458b;
}
Background
.bg-4e458b {
  background-color: #4e458b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e458b {
  border: 2px solid #4e458b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e458b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 34% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e458b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e458b, #71458b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e458b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.28 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.40 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.56 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.84 #003399 Smalt ΔE 10.05 #b1ba74 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e458b  rgb(78, 69, 139)  hsl(248, 34%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#828b45  rgb(130, 139, 69)  hsl(68, 34%, 41%)  Moss Green
#8b4e45  rgb(139, 78, 69)  hsl(8, 34%, 41%)  Chestnut
#458b4e  rgb(69, 139, 78)  hsl(128, 34%, 41%)  Sea Green