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#4E4875

#4e4875 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4875 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.24% green and 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 38.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 248°, with 23.81% saturation and 37.06% 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 8.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.46.

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Web safe#663366
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Relative luminance0.0754

Complementary

  1. #4e4875
  2. #6f7548

Split complementary

  1. #4e4875
  2. #756548
  3. #597548

Analogous

  1. #485975
  2. #4e4875
  3. #654875

Triadic

  1. #4e4875
  2. #754e48
  3. #48754e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4875
  2. #75486f
  3. #6f7548
  4. #48754e

Square

  1. #4e4875
  2. #754859
  3. #6f7548
  4. #487565

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0e16
  2. #2e2b46
  3. #4e4875
  4. #6f68a2
  5. #9c97bf

Shades

#4e4875 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4875
  2. #464169
  3. #3e3a5e
  4. #373252
  5. #2f2b46
  6. #27243b
  7. #1f1d2f
  8. #171623
  9. #100e17
  10. #08070c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4875 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4875
  2. #605a83
  3. #716d91
  4. #837f9e
  5. #9591ac
  6. #a7a4ba
  7. #b8b6c8
  8. #cac8d6
  9. #dcdae3
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4875 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4875
  2. #534e76
  3. #585377
  4. #5d5978
  5. #625e79
  6. #67647b
  7. #6c6a7c
  8. #716f7d
  9. #76757e
  10. #7b7a7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e4b60 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b4f77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3b4d74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #455059 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #434c76 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #434b74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #494d65 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4875 {
  color: #4e4875;
}
Background
.bg-4e4875 {
  background-color: #4e4875;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4875 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4875;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4875;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 72 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 248 24% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4875 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4875, #654875);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4875 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 72 117 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.46 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 12.01 #6c3082 Eminence ΔE 12.05 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.15 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.63 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.69 #b1b78a Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4875  rgb(78, 72, 117)  hsl(248, 24%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#6f7548  rgb(111, 117, 72)  hsl(68, 24%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#754e48  rgb(117, 78, 72)  hsl(8, 24%, 37%)  Liver
#48754e  rgb(72, 117, 78)  hsl(128, 24%, 37%)  Fern Green