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#4E5597

#4e5597 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5597 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 33.33% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 43.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 234.25°, with 31.88% saturation and 44.9% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.86.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1035

Complementary

  1. #4e5597
  2. #97904e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5597
  2. #976b4e
  3. #79974e

Analogous

  1. #4e7997
  2. #4e5597
  3. #6b4e97

Triadic

  1. #4e5597
  2. #974e55
  3. #55974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5597
  2. #904e97
  3. #97904e
  4. #55974e

Square

  1. #4e5597
  2. #974e79
  3. #97904e
  4. #4e976b

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1c32
  2. #343965
  3. #4e5597
  4. #787eb9
  5. #abafd3

Shades

#4e5597 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5597
  2. #464d88
  3. #3e4479
  4. #373c6a
  5. #2f335b
  6. #272b4c
  7. #1f223c
  8. #171a2d
  9. #10111e
  10. #08090f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5597 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5597
  2. #6066a1
  3. #7177ac
  4. #8388b6
  5. #9599c1
  6. #a7aacb
  7. #b8bbd5
  8. #cacce0
  9. #dcddea
  10. #edeef5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5597 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5597
  2. #535995
  3. #585e92
  4. #5d6290
  5. #62668e
  6. #676b8c
  7. #6c6f89
  8. #717387
  9. #767785
  10. #7b7c82
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5b5b5b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #565877 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5e9a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #355896 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #33636e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435a99 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405796 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #405e81 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5597 {
  color: #4e5597;
}
Background
.bg-4e5597 {
  background-color: #4e5597;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5597 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5597;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5597;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 85 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 234 32% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5597 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5597, #6b4e97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5597 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 85 151 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.46 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.98 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.82 #b1aa68 Inverted #5b5b5b Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e5597  rgb(78, 85, 151)  hsl(234, 32%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#97904e  rgb(151, 144, 78)  hsl(54, 32%, 45%)  Moss Green
#974e55  rgb(151, 78, 85)  hsl(354, 32%, 45%)  Cordovan
#55974e  rgb(85, 151, 78)  hsl(114, 32%, 45%)  Shamrock Green