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#4E567C

#4e567c ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e567c is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 33.73% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.1% cyan, 30.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.37% black. Its hue angle is 229.57°, with 22.77% saturation and 39.61% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.25.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0973

Complementary

  1. #4e567c
  2. #7c744e

Split complementary

  1. #4e567c
  2. #7c5d4e
  3. #6d7c4e

Analogous

  1. #4e6d7c
  2. #4e567c
  3. #5d4e7c

Triadic

  1. #4e567c
  2. #7c4e56
  3. #567c4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e567c
  2. #744e7c
  3. #7c744e
  4. #567c4e

Square

  1. #4e567c
  2. #7c4e6d
  3. #7c744e
  4. #4e7c5d

Monochromatic

  1. #13151e
  2. #30354d
  3. #4e567c
  4. #717aa6
  5. #a0a6c3

Shades

#4e567c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e567c
  2. #464d70
  3. #3e4563
  4. #373c57
  5. #2f344a
  6. #272b3e
  7. #1f2232
  8. #171a25
  9. #101119
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e567c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e567c
  2. #606789
  3. #717896
  4. #8389a3
  5. #959ab0
  6. #a7abbe
  7. #b8bbcb
  8. #caccd8
  9. #dcdde5
  10. #edeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e567c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e567c
  2. #535a7c
  3. #585e7d
  4. #5d637d
  5. #62677e
  6. #676b7e
  7. #6c6f7e
  8. #71737f
  9. #76787f
  10. #7b7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545768 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5a7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47567b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #415d63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c587d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a567b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #465b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e567c {
  color: #4e567c;
}
Background
.bg-4e567c {
  background-color: #4e567c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e567c {
  border: 2px solid #4e567c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e567c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 86 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 23% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e567c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e567c, #5d4e7c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e567c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 86 124 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.25 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.96 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.10 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.67 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.58 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.89 #b1a983 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e567c  rgb(78, 86, 124)  hsl(230, 23%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7c744e  rgb(124, 116, 78)  hsl(50, 23%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#7c4e56  rgb(124, 78, 86)  hsl(350, 23%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#567c4e  rgb(86, 124, 78)  hsl(110, 23%, 40%)  Fern Green