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#4E4E72

#4e4e72 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4e72 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.58% cyan, 31.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.29% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 18.75% saturation and 37.65% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.89.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0828

Complementary

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #72724e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #72604e
  3. #60724e

Analogous

  1. #4e6072
  2. #4e4e72
  3. #604e72

Triadic

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #724e4e
  3. #4e724e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #724e72
  3. #72724e
  4. #4e724e

Square

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #724e60
  3. #72724e
  4. #4e7260

Monochromatic

  1. #101017
  2. #2f2f45
  3. #4e4e72
  4. #70709d
  5. #9d9dbc

Shades

#4e4e72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #464667
  3. #3e3e5b
  4. #373750
  5. #2f2f44
  6. #272739
  7. #1f1f2e
  8. #171722
  9. #101017
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #606080
  3. #71718e
  4. #83839c
  5. #9595aa
  6. #a7a7b9
  7. #b8b8c7
  8. #cacad5
  9. #dcdce3
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e72
  2. #535373
  3. #585875
  4. #5d5d76
  5. #626278
  6. #676779
  7. #6c6c7a
  8. #71717c
  9. #76767d
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505060 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445274 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425071 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45555b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485173 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474f71 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495265 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e72 {
  color: #4e4e72;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e72 {
  background-color: #4e4e72;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e72 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 19% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e72, #604e72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 114 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.89 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.37 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.58 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 14.19 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 14.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.45 #b1b18d Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e72  rgb(78, 78, 114)  hsl(240, 19%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#72724e  rgb(114, 114, 78)  hsl(60, 19%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#724e4e  rgb(114, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 19%, 38%)  Liver
#4e724e  rgb(78, 114, 78)  hsl(120, 19%, 38%)  Fern Green