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#4E4B91

#4e4b91 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4b91 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 29.41% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.21% cyan, 48.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 242.57°, with 31.82% 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 7.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.087

Complementary

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #8e914b

Split complementary

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #91714b
  3. #6b914b

Analogous

  1. #4b6b91
  2. #4e4b91
  3. #714b91

Triadic

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #914e4b
  3. #4b914e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #914b8e
  3. #8e914b
  4. #4b914e

Square

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #914b6b
  3. #8e914b
  4. #4b9171

Monochromatic

  1. #18172c
  2. #33315f
  3. #4e4b91
  4. #7572b6
  5. #a7a5d0

Shades

#4e4b91 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #464483
  3. #3e3c74
  4. #373566
  5. #2f2d57
  6. #272649
  7. #1f1e3a
  8. #17172c
  9. #100f1d
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4b91 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #605d9c
  3. #716fa7
  4. #8381b2
  5. #9593bd
  6. #a7a5c8
  7. #b8b7d3
  8. #cac9de
  9. #dcdbe9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4b91 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4b91
  2. #53508f
  3. #58568e
  4. #5d5b8c
  5. #62608a
  6. #676689
  7. #6c6b87
  8. #717085
  9. #767583
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515071 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e5694 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2b518f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #385a67 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3d5293 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c4f90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #42547a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4b91 {
  color: #4e4b91;
}
Background
.bg-4e4b91 {
  background-color: #4e4b91;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4b91 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4b91;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4b91;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 75 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 243 32% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4b91 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4b91, #714b91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4b91 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 75 145 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 4.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.03 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.35 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.43 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 9.73 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.74 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.86 #b1b46e Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4b91  rgb(78, 75, 145)  hsl(243, 32%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8e914b  rgb(142, 145, 75)  hsl(63, 32%, 43%)  Moss Green
#914e4b  rgb(145, 78, 75)  hsl(3, 32%, 43%)  Cordovan
#4b914e  rgb(75, 145, 78)  hsl(123, 32%, 43%)  Sea Green