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#4E4683

#4e4683 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4683 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.46% cyan, 46.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 247.87°, with 30.35% saturation and 39.41% 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 8.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.97.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0764

Complementary

  1. #4e4683
  2. #7b8346

Split complementary

  1. #4e4683
  2. #836c46
  3. #5c8346

Analogous

  1. #465c83
  2. #4e4683
  3. #6c4683

Triadic

  1. #4e4683
  2. #834e46
  3. #46834e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4683
  2. #83467b
  3. #7b8346
  4. #46834e

Square

  1. #4e4683
  2. #83465c
  3. #7b8346
  4. #46836c

Monochromatic

  1. #13111f
  2. #302b51
  3. #4e4683
  4. #7167ae
  5. #a099c9

Shades

#4e4683 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4683
  2. #463f76
  3. #3e3869
  4. #37315c
  5. #2f2a4f
  6. #272342
  7. #1f1c34
  8. #171527
  9. #100e1a
  10. #08070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4683 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4683
  2. #60598f
  3. #716b9c
  4. #837ea8
  5. #9590b5
  6. #a7a3c1
  7. #b8b5cd
  8. #cac8da
  9. #dcdae6
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4683 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4683
  2. #534c83
  3. #585282
  4. #5d5782
  5. #625d82
  6. #676382
  7. #6c6981
  8. #716f81
  9. #767481
  10. #7b7a80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4b67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #305085 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f4d82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f525e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4c84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4a82 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #464e6f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4683 {
  color: #4e4683;
}
Background
.bg-4e4683 {
  background-color: #4e4683;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4683 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4683;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4683;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 70 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 30% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4683 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4683, #6c4683);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4683 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 70 131 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.09 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.33 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.47 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.23 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 10.69 #003399 Smalt ΔE 11.20 #b1b97c Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4683  rgb(78, 70, 131)  hsl(248, 30%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7b8346  rgb(123, 131, 70)  hsl(68, 30%, 39%)  Moss Green
#834e46  rgb(131, 78, 70)  hsl(8, 30%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#46834e  rgb(70, 131, 78)  hsl(128, 30%, 39%)  Sea Green