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#4E439D

#4e439d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e439d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 26.27% green and 61.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.32% cyan, 57.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.43% black. Its hue angle is 247.33°, with 40.18% saturation and 43.92% 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 8.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 3.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #4e439d
  2. #929d43

Split complementary

  1. #4e439d
  2. #9d7b43
  3. #659d43

Analogous

  1. #43659d
  2. #4e439d
  3. #7b439d

Triadic

  1. #4e439d
  2. #9d4e43
  3. #439d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e439d
  2. #9d4392
  3. #929d43
  4. #439d4e

Square

  1. #4e439d
  2. #9d4365
  3. #929d43
  4. #439d7b

Monochromatic

  1. #191532
  2. #332c67
  3. #4e439d
  4. #766cc0
  5. #a8a2d7

Shades

#4e439d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e439d
  2. #463c8d
  3. #3e367e
  4. #372f6e
  5. #2f285e
  6. #27224f
  7. #1f1b3f
  8. #17142f
  9. #100d1f
  10. #080710
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e439d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e439d
  2. #6056a7
  3. #7169b1
  4. #837bba
  5. #958ec4
  6. #a7a1ce
  7. #b8b4d8
  8. #cac7e2
  9. #dcd9eb
  10. #edecf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e439d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e439d
  2. #53499a
  3. #584f97
  4. #5d5594
  5. #625b91
  6. #67628f
  7. #6c688c
  8. #716e89
  9. #767486
  10. #7b7a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4b77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0553a0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #004d9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #315769 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #324d9f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #30499c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f5081 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e439d {
  color: #4e439d;
}
Background
.bg-4e439d {
  background-color: #4e439d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e439d {
  border: 2px solid #4e439d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e439d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 67 157;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 40% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e439d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e439d, #7b439d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e439d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 67 157 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 3.29 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 3.83 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.35 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.19 #b1bc62 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e439d  rgb(78, 67, 157)  hsl(247, 40%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#929d43  rgb(146, 157, 67)  hsl(67, 40%, 44%)  Moss Green
#9d4e43  rgb(157, 78, 67)  hsl(7, 40%, 44%)  Chestnut
#439d4e  rgb(67, 157, 78)  hsl(127, 40%, 44%)  Shamrock Green