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#4E467D

#4e467d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e467d 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 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.6% cyan, 44% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 248.73°, with 28.21% saturation and 38.24% 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0748

Complementary

  1. #4e467d
  2. #757d46

Split complementary

  1. #4e467d
  2. #7d6a46
  3. #5a7d46

Analogous

  1. #465a7d
  2. #4e467d
  3. #6a467d

Triadic

  1. #4e467d
  2. #7d4e46
  3. #467d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e467d
  2. #7d4675
  3. #757d46
  4. #467d4e

Square

  1. #4e467d
  2. #7d465a
  3. #757d46
  4. #467d6a

Monochromatic

  1. #110f1b
  2. #2f2b4c
  3. #4e467d
  4. #7066a9
  5. #9e97c5

Shades

#4e467d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e467d
  2. #463f71
  3. #3e3864
  4. #373158
  5. #2f2a4b
  6. #27233f
  7. #1f1c32
  8. #171526
  9. #100e19
  10. #08070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e467d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e467d
  2. #60598a
  3. #716b97
  4. #837ea4
  5. #9590b1
  6. #a7a3be
  7. #b8b5cb
  8. #cac8d8
  9. #dcdae5
  10. #ededf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e467d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e467d
  2. #534c7d
  3. #58527e
  4. #5d577e
  5. #625d7e
  6. #67637f
  7. #6c697f
  8. #716f7f
  9. #76747f
  10. #7b7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4a64 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #344f7f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #344c7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42515b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #404b7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #404a7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #474d6a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e467d {
  color: #4e467d;
}
Background
.bg-4e467d {
  background-color: #4e467d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e467d {
  border: 2px solid #4e467d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e467d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 249 28% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e467d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e467d, #6a467d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e467d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 125 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.10 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.44 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.84 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.92 #003399 Smalt ΔE 12.15 #b1b982 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e467d  rgb(78, 70, 125)  hsl(249, 28%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#757d46  rgb(117, 125, 70)  hsl(69, 28%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#7d4e46  rgb(125, 78, 70)  hsl(9, 28%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#467d4e  rgb(70, 125, 78)  hsl(129, 28%, 38%)  Fern Green