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#4E539B

#4e539b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e539b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.55% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.68% cyan, 46.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 39.22% black. Its hue angle is 236.1°, with 33.05% saturation and 45.69% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.2.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1017

Complementary

  1. #4e539b
  2. #9b964e

Split complementary

  1. #4e539b
  2. #9b704e
  3. #7a9b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e7a9b
  2. #4e539b
  3. #704e9b

Triadic

  1. #4e539b
  2. #9b4e53
  3. #539b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e539b
  2. #964e9b
  3. #9b964e
  4. #539b4e

Square

  1. #4e539b
  2. #9b4e7a
  3. #9b964e
  4. #4e9b70

Monochromatic

  1. #1b1d35
  2. #343868
  3. #4e539b
  4. #7a7ebc
  5. #adafd5

Shades

#4e539b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e539b
  2. #464b8c
  3. #3e427c
  4. #373a6d
  5. #2f325d
  6. #272a4e
  7. #1f213e
  8. #17192f
  9. #10111f
  10. #080810
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e539b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e539b
  2. #6064a5
  3. #7175af
  4. #8387b9
  5. #9598c3
  6. #a7a9cd
  7. #b8bad7
  8. #cacbe1
  9. #dcddeb
  10. #edeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e539b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e539b
  2. #535898
  3. #585c96
  4. #5d6193
  5. #626590
  6. #676a8e
  7. #6c6e8b
  8. #717388
  9. #767785
  10. #7b7c83
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #555779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #355d9e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e5799 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31626f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #40599d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d559a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3e5d83 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e539b {
  color: #4e539b;
}
Background
.bg-4e539b {
  background-color: #4e539b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e539b {
  border: 2px solid #4e539b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e539b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 83 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 33% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e539b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e539b, #704e9b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e539b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 83 155 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.20 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.38 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.33 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.52 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.21 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.33 #b1ac64 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e539b  rgb(78, 83, 155)  hsl(236, 33%, 46%)  Dark Slate Blue
#9b964e  rgb(155, 150, 78)  hsl(56, 33%, 46%)  Moss Green
#9b4e53  rgb(155, 78, 83)  hsl(356, 33%, 46%)  Cordovan
#539b4e  rgb(83, 155, 78)  hsl(116, 33%, 46%)  Shamrock Green