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#4E4A92

#4e4a92 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4a92 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 29.02% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.58% cyan, 49.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 243.33°, with 32.73% saturation and 43.14% 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 7.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0859

Complementary

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #8e924a

Split complementary

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #92724a
  3. #6a924a

Analogous

  1. #4a6a92
  2. #4e4a92
  3. #724a92

Triadic

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #924e4a
  3. #4a924e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #924a8e
  3. #8e924a
  4. #4a924e

Square

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #924a6a
  3. #8e924a
  4. #4a9272

Monochromatic

  1. #18172c
  2. #33305f
  3. #4e4a92
  4. #7571b7
  5. #a7a4d1

Shades

#4e4a92 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #464383
  3. #3e3b75
  4. #373466
  5. #2f2c58
  6. #272549
  7. #1f1e3a
  8. #17162c
  9. #100f1d
  10. #08070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4a92 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #605c9d
  3. #716ea8
  4. #8380b3
  5. #9592be
  6. #a7a5c9
  7. #b8b7d3
  8. #cac9de
  9. #dcdbe9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4a92 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4a92
  2. #534f90
  3. #58558e
  4. #5d5a8d
  5. #62608b
  6. #676589
  7. #6c6a87
  8. #717085
  9. #767584
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514f71 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2c5595 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #285090 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #385967 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3c5194 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b4e91 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42537a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4a92 {
  color: #4e4a92;
}
Background
.bg-4e4a92 {
  background-color: #4e4a92;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4a92 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4a92;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4a92;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 74 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 33% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4a92 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4a92, #724a92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4a92 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 74 146 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.67 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.36 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.37 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.37 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.67 #b1b56d Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4a92  rgb(78, 74, 146)  hsl(243, 33%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8e924a  rgb(142, 146, 74)  hsl(63, 33%, 43%)  Moss Green
#924e4a  rgb(146, 78, 74)  hsl(3, 33%, 43%)  Redwood
#4a924e  rgb(74, 146, 78)  hsl(123, 33%, 43%)  Sea Green