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#4E4C8A

#4e4c8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4c8a is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 29.8% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 44.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 241.94°, with 28.97% 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 7.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.08.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0862

Complementary

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #888a4c

Split complementary

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #8a6d4c
  3. #698a4c

Analogous

  1. #4c698a
  2. #4e4c8a
  3. #6d4c8a

Triadic

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #8a4e4c
  3. #4c8a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #8a4c88
  3. #888a4c
  4. #4c8a4e

Square

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #8a4c69
  3. #888a4c
  4. #4c8a6d

Monochromatic

  1. #161627
  2. #323159
  3. #4e4c8a
  4. #7471b1
  5. #a4a3cc

Shades

#4e4c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #46447c
  3. #3e3d6e
  4. #373561
  5. #2f2e53
  6. #272645
  7. #1f1e37
  8. #171729
  9. #100f1c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #605e96
  3. #7170a1
  4. #8382ad
  5. #9594b9
  6. #a7a6c5
  7. #b8b7d0
  8. #cac9dc
  9. #dcdbe8
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4c8a
  2. #535189
  3. #585688
  4. #5d5c87
  5. #626186
  6. #676685
  7. #6c6b84
  8. #717083
  9. #767682
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51506d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #35558c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #325189 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c5964 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #40528b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3f4f89 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #445475 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4c8a {
  color: #4e4c8a;
}
Background
.bg-4e4c8a {
  background-color: #4e4c8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4c8a {
  border: 2px solid #4e4c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 76 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 242 29% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4c8a, #6d4c8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 76 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.52 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.93 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.30 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 10.56 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 10.56 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.77 #b1b375 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4c8a  rgb(78, 76, 138)  hsl(242, 29%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#888a4c  rgb(136, 138, 76)  hsl(62, 29%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8a4e4c  rgb(138, 78, 76)  hsl(2, 29%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4c8a4e  rgb(76, 138, 78)  hsl(122, 29%, 42%)  Sea Green