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#4E4670

#4e4670 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4670 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.45% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.36% cyan, 37.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56.08% black. Its hue angle is 251.43°, with 23.08% saturation and 35.69% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #4e4670
  2. #687046

Split complementary

  1. #4e4670
  2. #706346
  3. #537046

Analogous

  1. #465370
  2. #4e4670
  3. #634670

Triadic

  1. #4e4670
  2. #704e46
  3. #46704e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4670
  2. #704668
  3. #687046
  4. #46704e

Square

  1. #4e4670
  2. #704653
  3. #687046
  4. #467063

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b12
  2. #2d2941
  3. #4e4670
  4. #6f649e
  5. #9b93bc

Shades

#4e4670 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4670
  2. #463f65
  3. #3e385a
  4. #37314e
  5. #2f2a43
  6. #272338
  7. #1f1c2d
  8. #171522
  9. #100e16
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4670 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4670
  2. #60597e
  3. #716b8d
  4. #837e9b
  5. #9590a9
  6. #a7a3b8
  7. #b8b5c6
  8. #cac8d4
  9. #dcdae2
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4670 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4670
  2. #534c72
  3. #585273
  4. #5d5775
  5. #625d76
  6. #676378
  7. #6c697a
  8. #716f7b
  9. #76747d
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d495c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a4c72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4b6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #464d55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #434a71 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #43496f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a4b61 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4670 {
  color: #4e4670;
}
Background
.bg-4e4670 {
  background-color: #4e4670;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4670 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4670;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4670;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 23% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4670 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4670, #634670);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4670 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 112 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.27 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.87 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.38 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.56 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 12.79 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.99 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.70 #b1b98f Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4670  rgb(78, 70, 112)  hsl(251, 23%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#687046  rgb(104, 112, 70)  hsl(71, 23%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#704e46  rgb(112, 78, 70)  hsl(11, 23%, 36%)  Liver
#46704e  rgb(70, 112, 78)  hsl(131, 23%, 36%)  Fern Green