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#4E476A

#4e476a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e476a is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 27.84% green and 41.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.42% cyan, 33.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.43% black. Its hue angle is 252°, with 19.77% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #4e476a
  2. #636a47

Split complementary

  1. #4e476a
  2. #6a6047
  3. #526a47

Analogous

  1. #47526a
  2. #4e476a
  3. #60476a

Triadic

  1. #4e476a
  2. #6a4e47
  3. #476a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e476a
  2. #6a4763
  3. #636a47
  4. #476a4e

Square

  1. #4e476a
  2. #6a4752
  3. #636a47
  4. #476a60

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0a0e
  2. #2c283c
  3. #4e476a
  4. #706698
  5. #9a93b7

Shades

#4e476a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e476a
  2. #46405f
  3. #3e3955
  4. #37324a
  5. #2f2b40
  6. #272435
  7. #1f1c2a
  8. #171520
  9. #100e15
  10. #08070b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e476a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e476a
  2. #605979
  3. #716c88
  4. #837e97
  5. #9591a6
  6. #a7a3b5
  7. #b8b5c3
  8. #cac8d2
  9. #dcdae1
  10. #ededf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e476a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e476a
  2. #534d6c
  3. #58526e
  4. #5d5871
  5. #625e73
  6. #676475
  7. #6c6977
  8. #716f79
  9. #76757c
  10. #7b7a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d4a59 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3e4c6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3f4b69 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #484d54 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #454a6b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #454969 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b4b5d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e476a {
  color: #4e476a;
}
Background
.bg-4e476a {
  background-color: #4e476a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e476a {
  border: 2px solid #4e476a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e476a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 71 106;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 20% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e476a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e476a, #60476a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e476a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 71 106 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.27 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 11.68 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 13.11 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.04 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 14.21 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.38 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 14.68 #b1b895 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e476a  rgb(78, 71, 106)  hsl(252, 20%, 35%)  Dark Slate Blue
#636a47  rgb(99, 106, 71)  hsl(72, 20%, 35%)  Dark Olive Green
#6a4e47  rgb(106, 78, 71)  hsl(12, 20%, 35%)  Liver
#476a4e  rgb(71, 106, 78)  hsl(132, 20%, 35%)  Hunter Green