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#4E4E69

#4e4e69 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4e69 is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25.71% cyan, 25.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 58.82% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 14.75% saturation and 35.88% 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 8.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 12.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0809

Complementary

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #69694e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #695b4e
  3. #5b694e

Analogous

  1. #4e5b69
  2. #4e4e69
  3. #5b4e69

Triadic

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #694e4e
  3. #4e694e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #694e69
  3. #69694e
  4. #4e694e

Square

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #694e5b
  3. #69694e
  4. #4e695b

Monochromatic

  1. #0d0d11
  2. #2d2d3d
  3. #4e4e69
  4. #6f6f94
  5. #9b9bb5

Shades

#4e4e69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #46465f
  3. #3e3e54
  4. #37374a
  5. #2f2f3f
  6. #272735
  7. #1f1f2a
  8. #171720
  9. #101015
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #606078
  3. #717187
  4. #838396
  5. #9595a5
  6. #a7a7b4
  7. #b8b8c3
  8. #cacad2
  9. #dcdce1
  10. #ededf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e69
  2. #53536b
  3. #58586e
  4. #5d5d70
  5. #626272
  6. #676775
  7. #6c6c77
  8. #717179
  9. #76767b
  10. #7b7b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f4f5b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #47516a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #465068 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #485357 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4a506a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #494f69 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a515f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e69 {
  color: #4e4e69;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e69 {
  background-color: #4e4e69;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e69 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 15% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e69, #5b4e69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 105 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 12.39 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 13.14 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 13.27 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 13.28 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 13.31 #645452 Wenge ΔE 14.44 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 14.62 #b1b196 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e69  rgb(78, 78, 105)  hsl(240, 15%, 36%)  Dark Slate Blue
#69694e  rgb(105, 105, 78)  hsl(60, 15%, 36%)  Dark Olive Green
#694e4e  rgb(105, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 15%, 36%)  Liver
#4e694e  rgb(78, 105, 78)  hsl(120, 15%, 36%)  Hunter Green