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#4E4677

#4e4677 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4677 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.45% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.45% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 53.33% black. Its hue angle is 249.8°, with 25.93% saturation and 37.06% 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 8.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.46.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0733

Complementary

  1. #4e4677
  2. #6f7746

Split complementary

  1. #4e4677
  2. #776746
  3. #567746

Analogous

  1. #465677
  2. #4e4677
  3. #674677

Triadic

  1. #4e4677
  2. #774e46
  3. #46774e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4677
  2. #77466f
  3. #6f7746
  4. #46774e

Square

  1. #4e4677
  2. #774656
  3. #6f7746
  4. #467767

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0d17
  2. #2e2a47
  3. #4e4677
  4. #6f65a4
  5. #9c95c1

Shades

#4e4677 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4677
  2. #463f6b
  3. #3e385f
  4. #373153
  5. #2f2a47
  6. #27233c
  7. #1f1c30
  8. #171524
  9. #100e18
  10. #08070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4677 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4677
  2. #605985
  3. #716b92
  4. #837ea0
  5. #9590ad
  6. #a7a3bb
  7. #b8b5c9
  8. #cac8d6
  9. #dcdae4
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4677 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4677
  2. #534c78
  3. #585279
  4. #5d577a
  5. #625d7b
  6. #67637c
  7. #6c697c
  8. #716f7d
  9. #76747e
  10. #7b7a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4a60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #374d79 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #374b76 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #444f59 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #414b78 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #414976 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #484c66 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4677 {
  color: #4e4677;
}
Background
.bg-4e4677 {
  background-color: #4e4677;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4677 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4677;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4677;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 26% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4677 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4677, #674677);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4677 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 119 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.46 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.04 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 11.19 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.21 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 11.88 #003399 Smalt ΔE 13.27 #b1b988 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4677  rgb(78, 70, 119)  hsl(250, 26%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6f7746  rgb(111, 119, 70)  hsl(70, 26%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#774e46  rgb(119, 78, 70)  hsl(10, 26%, 37%)  Tuscan Red
#46774e  rgb(70, 119, 78)  hsl(130, 26%, 37%)  Fern Green