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#4E4A7D

#4e4a7d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4a7d is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 29.02% green and 49.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.6% cyan, 40.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.98% black. Its hue angle is 244.71°, with 25.63% saturation and 39.02% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.25.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.08

Complementary

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #797d4a

Split complementary

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #7d684a
  3. #5f7d4a

Analogous

  1. #4a5f7d
  2. #4e4a7d
  3. #684a7d

Triadic

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #7d4e4a
  3. #4a7d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #7d4a79
  3. #797d4a
  4. #4a7d4e

Square

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #7d4a5f
  3. #797d4a
  4. #4a7d68

Monochromatic

  1. #12111d
  2. #302e4d
  3. #4e4a7d
  4. #706ca8
  5. #9f9cc4

Shades

#4e4a7d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #464371
  3. #3e3b64
  4. #373458
  5. #2f2c4b
  6. #27253f
  7. #1f1e32
  8. #171626
  9. #100f19
  10. #08070d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4a7d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #605c8a
  3. #716e97
  4. #8380a4
  5. #9592b1
  6. #a7a5be
  7. #b8b7cb
  8. #cac9d8
  9. #dcdbe5
  10. #ededf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4a7d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4a7d
  2. #534f7d
  3. #58557e
  4. #5d5a7e
  5. #62607e
  6. #67657f
  7. #6c6a7f
  8. #71707f
  9. #76757f
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4e65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3a517f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #384e7c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42545d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #434e7e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #424d7c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47506b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4a7d {
  color: #4e4a7d;
}
Background
.bg-4e4a7d {
  background-color: #4e4a7d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4a7d {
  border: 2px solid #4e4a7d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4a7d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 74 125;
  --color-primary-hsl: 245 26% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4a7d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4a7d, #684a7d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4a7d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 74 125 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.25 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.96 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.35 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.44 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.18 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.29 #b1b582 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4a7d  rgb(78, 74, 125)  hsl(245, 26%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#797d4a  rgb(121, 125, 74)  hsl(65, 26%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green
#7d4e4a  rgb(125, 78, 74)  hsl(5, 26%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#4a7d4e  rgb(74, 125, 78)  hsl(125, 26%, 39%)  Fern Green