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#4E4591

#4e4591 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4591 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.06% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.21% cyan, 52.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.14% black. Its hue angle is 247.11°, with 35.51% saturation and 41.96% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 2.49.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0792

Complementary

  1. #4e4591
  2. #889145

Split complementary

  1. #4e4591
  2. #917445
  3. #629145

Analogous

  1. #456291
  2. #4e4591
  3. #744591

Triadic

  1. #4e4591
  2. #914e45
  3. #45914e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4591
  2. #914588
  3. #889145
  4. #45914e

Square

  1. #4e4591
  2. #914562
  3. #889145
  4. #459174

Monochromatic

  1. #161429
  2. #322c5d
  3. #4e4591
  4. #746ab8
  5. #a49ed1

Shades

#4e4591 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4591
  2. #463e83
  3. #3e3774
  4. #373066
  5. #2f2957
  6. #272349
  7. #1f1c3a
  8. #17152c
  9. #100e1d
  10. #08070f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4591 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4591
  2. #60589c
  3. #716aa7
  4. #837db2
  5. #958fbd
  6. #a7a2c8
  7. #b8b5d3
  8. #cac7de
  9. #dcdae9
  10. #edecf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4591 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4591
  2. #534b8f
  3. #58518e
  4. #5d578c
  5. #625d8a
  6. #676389
  7. #6c6887
  8. #716e85
  9. #767483
  10. #7b7a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4c70 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #225294 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #204d8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #395564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #384d93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #384a90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #424f79 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4591 {
  color: #4e4591;
}
Background
.bg-4e4591 {
  background-color: #4e4591;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4591 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4591;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4591;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 69 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 247 36% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4591 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4591, #744591);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4591 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 69 145 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 2.49 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.15 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.92 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.00 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 9.08 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.24 #b1ba6e Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4591  rgb(78, 69, 145)  hsl(247, 36%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#889145  rgb(136, 145, 69)  hsl(67, 36%, 42%)  Moss Green
#914e45  rgb(145, 78, 69)  hsl(7, 36%, 42%)  Chestnut
#45914e  rgb(69, 145, 78)  hsl(127, 36%, 42%)  Sea Green