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#50488B

#50488b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#50488b is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 28.24% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.45% cyan, 48.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 247.16°, with 31.75% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.082

Complementary

  1. #50488b
  2. #838b48

Split complementary

  1. #50488b
  2. #8b7148
  3. #618b48

Analogous

  1. #48618b
  2. #50488b
  3. #71488b

Triadic

  1. #50488b
  2. #8b5048
  3. #488b50

Tetradic

  1. #50488b
  2. #8b4883
  3. #838b48
  4. #488b50

Square

  1. #50488b
  2. #8b4861
  3. #838b48
  4. #488b71

Monochromatic

  1. #161426
  2. #332e59
  3. #50488b
  4. #756cb3
  5. #a49fcd

Shades

#50488b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #50488b
  2. #48417d
  3. #403a6f
  4. #383261
  5. #302b53
  6. #282446
  7. #201d38
  8. #18162a
  9. #100e1c
  10. #08070e
  11. #000000

Tints

#50488b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #50488b
  2. #625a97
  3. #736da2
  4. #857fae
  5. #9691b9
  6. #a8a4c5
  7. #b9b6d1
  8. #cbc8dc
  9. #dcdae8
  10. #eeedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#50488b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #50488b
  2. #554e8a
  3. #5a5389
  4. #5e5988
  5. #635e87
  6. #686486
  7. #6d6a84
  8. #726f83
  9. #767582
  10. #7b7a81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #514d6d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2e538d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2d4f89 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3f5663 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e4f8c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3e4c8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #465075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-50488b {
  color: #50488b;
}
Background
.bg-50488b {
  background-color: #50488b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-50488b {
  border: 2px solid #50488b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #50488b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 72 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 32% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-50488b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #50488b, #71488b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-50488b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 72 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.74 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.91 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.23 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 10.61 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.76 #afb774 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#50488b  rgb(80, 72, 139)  hsl(247, 32%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#838b48  rgb(131, 139, 72)  hsl(67, 32%, 41%)  Moss Green
#8b5048  rgb(139, 80, 72)  hsl(7, 32%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#488b50  rgb(72, 139, 80)  hsl(127, 32%, 41%)  Sea Green