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#4E5DC3

#4e5dc3 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e5dc3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 36.47% green and 76.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 52.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.53% black. Its hue angle is 232.31°, with 49.37% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.71:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 5.62.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1339

Complementary

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #c3b44e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #c37a4e
  3. #97c34e

Analogous

  1. #4e97c3
  2. #4e5dc3
  3. #7a4ec3

Triadic

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #c34e5d
  3. #5dc34e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #b44ec3
  3. #c3b44e
  4. #5dc34e

Square

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #c34e97
  3. #c3b44e
  4. #4ec37a

Monochromatic

  1. #1e265a
  2. #323e93
  3. #4e5dc3
  4. #8791d6
  5. #c0c6ea

Shades

#4e5dc3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #4654b0
  3. #3e4a9c
  4. #374189
  5. #2f3875
  6. #272f62
  7. #1f254e
  8. #171c3b
  9. #101327
  10. #080914
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5dc3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #606dc9
  3. #717dcf
  4. #838ed5
  5. #959edb
  6. #a7aee1
  7. #b8bee7
  8. #caceed
  9. #dcdff3
  10. #edeff9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5dc3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5dc3
  2. #5361bc
  3. #5864b6
  4. #5d68af
  5. #626ba8
  6. #676fa2
  7. #6c729b
  8. #717694
  9. #76798d
  10. #7b7d87
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5e6395 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #216cc7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061c1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007587 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3866c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3060c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b6ca2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5dc3 {
  color: #4e5dc3;
}
Background
.bg-4e5dc3 {
  background-color: #4e5dc3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5dc3 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5dc3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5dc3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 93 195;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 49% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5dc3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5dc3, #7a4ec3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5dc3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 93 195 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.62 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.98 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.57 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.12 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.46 #b1a23c Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#4e5dc3  rgb(78, 93, 195)  hsl(232, 49%, 54%)  Slate Blue
#c3b44e  rgb(195, 180, 78)  hsl(52, 49%, 54%)  Vegas Gold
#c34e5d  rgb(195, 78, 93)  hsl(352, 49%, 54%)  Brick Red
#5dc34e  rgb(93, 195, 78)  hsl(112, 49%, 54%)  Mantis