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#4E499C

#4e499c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e499c is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.63% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 53.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 243.61°, with 36.24% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0879

Complementary

  1. #4e499c
  2. #979c49

Split complementary

  1. #4e499c
  2. #9c7749
  3. #6e9c49

Analogous

  1. #496e9c
  2. #4e499c
  3. #77499c

Triadic

  1. #4e499c
  2. #9c4e49
  3. #499c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e499c
  2. #9c4997
  3. #979c49
  4. #499c4e

Square

  1. #4e499c
  2. #9c496e
  3. #979c49
  4. #499c77

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1834
  2. #343168
  3. #4e499c
  4. #7874be
  5. #aba8d6

Shades

#4e499c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e499c
  2. #46428c
  3. #3e3a7d
  4. #37336d
  5. #2f2c5e
  6. #27254e
  7. #1f1d3e
  8. #17162f
  9. #100f1f
  10. #080710
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e499c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e499c
  2. #605ba6
  3. #716db0
  4. #8380ba
  5. #9592c4
  6. #a7a4ce
  7. #b8b6d7
  8. #cac8e1
  9. #dcdbeb
  10. #ededf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e499c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e499c
  2. #534f99
  3. #585496
  4. #5d5a94
  5. #625f91
  6. #67658e
  7. #6c6a8b
  8. #717088
  9. #767586
  10. #7b7b83
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515077 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #1f569f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #19519a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #315b6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #37519e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #354e9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f5482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e499c {
  color: #4e499c;
}
Background
.bg-4e499c {
  background-color: #4e499c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e499c {
  border: 2px solid #4e499c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e499c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 244 36% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e499c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e499c, #77499c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e499c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 156 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.24 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 4.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.21 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.55 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.72 #b1b663 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e499c  rgb(78, 73, 156)  hsl(244, 36%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#979c49  rgb(151, 156, 73)  hsl(64, 36%, 45%)  Moss Green
#9c4e49  rgb(156, 78, 73)  hsl(4, 36%, 45%)  Redwood
#499c4e  rgb(73, 156, 78)  hsl(124, 36%, 45%)  Shamrock Green