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#4E486B

#4e486b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e486b is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.24% green and 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 27.1% cyan, 32.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.04% black. Its hue angle is 250.29°, with 19.55% saturation and 35.1% 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 8.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.22.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0732

Complementary

  1. #4e486b
  2. #656b48

Split complementary

  1. #4e486b
  2. #6b6048
  3. #546b48

Analogous

  1. #48546b
  2. #4e486b
  3. #60486b

Triadic

  1. #4e486b
  2. #6b4e48
  3. #486b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e486b
  2. #6b4865
  3. #656b48
  4. #486b4e

Square

  1. #4e486b
  2. #6b4854
  3. #656b48
  4. #486b60

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a10
  2. #2d293d
  3. #4e486b
  4. #6f6799
  5. #9b95b7

Shades

#4e486b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e486b
  2. #464160
  3. #3e3a56
  4. #37324b
  5. #2f2b40
  6. #272436
  7. #1f1d2b
  8. #171620
  9. #100e15
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e486b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e486b
  2. #605a7a
  3. #716d89
  4. #837f97
  5. #9591a6
  6. #a7a4b5
  7. #b8b6c4
  8. #cac8d3
  9. #dcdae1
  10. #ededf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e486b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e486b
  2. #534e6d
  3. #58536f
  4. #5d5971
  5. #625e73
  6. #676476
  7. #6c6a78
  8. #716f7a
  9. #76757c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4b5a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f4d6c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4c6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484e55 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #454b6c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #464a6a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a4c5e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e486b {
  color: #4e486b;
}
Background
.bg-4e486b {
  background-color: #4e486b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e486b {
  border: 2px solid #4e486b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e486b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 72 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 20% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e486b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e486b, #60486b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e486b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 72 107 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.22 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.98 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.32 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.11 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 14.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.27 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 14.56 #b1b794 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e486b  rgb(78, 72, 107)  hsl(250, 20%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#656b48  rgb(101, 107, 72)  hsl(70, 20%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6b4e48  rgb(107, 78, 72)  hsl(10, 20%, 35%)  Liver
#486b4e  rgb(72, 107, 78)  hsl(130, 20%, 35%)  Hunter Green