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#4E5078

#4e5078 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5078 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.37% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.94% black. Its hue angle is 237.14°, with 21.21% saturation and 38.82% 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 7.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.11.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0871

Complementary

  1. #4e5078
  2. #78764e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5078
  2. #78614e
  3. #65784e

Analogous

  1. #4e6578
  2. #4e5078
  3. #614e78

Triadic

  1. #4e5078
  2. #784e50
  3. #50784e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5078
  2. #764e78
  3. #78764e
  4. #50784e

Square

  1. #4e5078
  2. #784e65
  3. #78764e
  4. #4e7861

Monochromatic

  1. #12121b
  2. #30314a
  3. #4e5078
  4. #7073a2
  5. #9fa0c0

Shades

#4e5078 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5078
  2. #46486c
  3. #3e4060
  4. #373854
  5. #2f3048
  6. #27283c
  7. #1f2030
  8. #171824
  9. #101018
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5078 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5078
  2. #606286
  3. #717393
  4. #8385a1
  5. #9596ae
  6. #a7a8bc
  7. #b8b9c9
  8. #cacbd7
  9. #dcdce4
  10. #edeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5078 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5078
  2. #535579
  3. #585a7a
  4. #5d5e7a
  5. #62637b
  6. #67687c
  7. #6c6d7d
  8. #71727e
  9. #76767e
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515264 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #44557a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425277 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43575e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485379 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #475177 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48556a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5078 {
  color: #4e5078;
}
Background
.bg-4e5078 {
  background-color: #4e5078;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5078 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5078;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5078;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 80 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 21% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5078 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5078, #614e78);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5078 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 80 120 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.11 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.17 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.76 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.99 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 13.40 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 13.68 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 13.95 #b1af87 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e5078  rgb(78, 80, 120)  hsl(237, 21%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#78764e  rgb(120, 118, 78)  hsl(57, 21%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green
#784e50  rgb(120, 78, 80)  hsl(357, 21%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#50784e  rgb(80, 120, 78)  hsl(117, 21%, 39%)  Fern Green