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#4E4F86

#4e4f86 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4f86 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.98% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.79% cyan, 41.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 238.93°, with 26.42% saturation and 41.57% 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 7.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.54.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0893

Complementary

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #86854e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #86694e
  3. #6b864e

Analogous

  1. #4e6b86
  2. #4e4f86
  3. #694e86

Triadic

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #864e4f
  3. #4f864e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #854e86
  3. #86854e
  4. #4f864e

Square

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #864e6b
  3. #86854e
  4. #4e8669

Monochromatic

  1. #161625
  2. #323256
  3. #4e4f86
  4. #7374ae
  5. #a3a4ca

Shades

#4e4f86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #464779
  3. #3e3f6b
  4. #37375e
  5. #2f2f50
  6. #272843
  7. #1f2036
  8. #171828
  9. #10101b
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4f86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #606192
  3. #71729e
  4. #8384aa
  5. #9595b6
  6. #a7a7c3
  7. #b8b9cf
  8. #cacadb
  9. #dcdce7
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4f86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4f86
  2. #535485
  3. #585985
  4. #5d5e84
  5. #626384
  6. #676883
  7. #6c6c82
  8. #717182
  9. #767681
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52526c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c5688 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #395285 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d5a64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #445487 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #425185 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #455673 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4f86 {
  color: #4e4f86;
}
Background
.bg-4e4f86 {
  background-color: #4e4f86;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4f86 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4f86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4f86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 79 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 26% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4f86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4f86, #694e86);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4f86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 79 134 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.86 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.67 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.55 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.93 #b1b079 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4f86  rgb(78, 79, 134)  hsl(239, 26%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#86854e  rgb(134, 133, 78)  hsl(59, 26%, 42%)  Moss Green
#864e4f  rgb(134, 78, 79)  hsl(359, 26%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4f864e  rgb(79, 134, 78)  hsl(119, 26%, 42%)  Fern Green