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#604C8B

#604c8b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#604c8b is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 29.8% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.94% cyan, 45.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 259.05°, with 29.3% saturation and 42.16% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.67.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0952

Complementary

  1. #604c8b
  2. #778b4c

Split complementary

  1. #604c8b
  2. #8b804c
  3. #588b4c

Analogous

  1. #4c588b
  2. #604c8b
  3. #804c8b

Triadic

  1. #604c8b
  2. #8b604c
  3. #4c8b60

Tetradic

  1. #604c8b
  2. #8b4c77
  3. #778b4c
  4. #4c8b60

Square

  1. #604c8b
  2. #8b4c58
  3. #778b4c
  4. #4c8b80

Monochromatic

  1. #1c1628
  2. #3e315a
  3. #604c8b
  4. #8672b2
  5. #b0a3cd

Shades

#604c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #604c8b
  2. #56447d
  3. #4d3d6f
  4. #433561
  5. #3a2e53
  6. #302646
  7. #261e38
  8. #1d172a
  9. #130f1c
  10. #0a080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#604c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #604c8b
  2. #705e97
  3. #8070a2
  4. #9082ae
  5. #a094b9
  6. #b0a6c5
  7. #bfb7d1
  8. #cfc9dc
  9. #dfdbe8
  10. #efedf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#604c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #604c8b
  2. #63518a
  3. #665689
  4. #6a5c88
  5. #6d6187
  6. #706686
  7. #736b84
  8. #767083
  9. #7a7682
  10. #7d7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5b536f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39578d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d5689 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #575765 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c538c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d528a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b5376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-604c8b {
  color: #604c8b;
}
Background
.bg-604c8b {
  background-color: #604c8b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-604c8b {
  border: 2px solid #604c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #604c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 76 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-604c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #604c8b, #804c8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-604c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 76 139 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.67 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 6.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.20 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.37 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 9.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.66 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 11.89 #9fb374 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#604c8b  rgb(96, 76, 139)  hsl(259, 29%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#778b4c  rgb(119, 139, 76)  hsl(79, 29%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8b604c  rgb(139, 96, 76)  hsl(19, 29%, 42%)  Coffee
#4c8b60  rgb(76, 139, 96)  hsl(139, 29%, 42%)  Sea Green