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#4E4E71

#4e4e71 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4e71 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 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.97% cyan, 30.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 55.69% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 18.32% saturation and 37.45% 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 7.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.14.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0826

Complementary

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #71714e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #715f4e
  3. #5f714e

Analogous

  1. #4e5f71
  2. #4e4e71
  3. #5f4e71

Triadic

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #714e4e
  3. #4e714e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #714e71
  3. #71714e
  4. #4e714e

Square

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #714e5f
  3. #71714e
  4. #4e715f

Monochromatic

  1. #101016
  2. #2f2f44
  3. #4e4e71
  4. #70709c
  5. #9d9dbb

Shades

#4e4e71 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #464666
  3. #3e3e5a
  4. #37374f
  5. #2f2f44
  6. #272739
  7. #1f1f2d
  8. #171722
  9. #101017
  10. #08080b
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e71 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #60607f
  3. #71718d
  4. #83839c
  5. #9595aa
  6. #a7a7b8
  7. #b8b8c6
  8. #cacad4
  9. #dcdce3
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e71 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e71
  2. #535373
  3. #585874
  4. #5d5d76
  5. #626277
  6. #676779
  7. #6c6c7a
  8. #71717c
  9. #76767d
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #50505f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #445272 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #435070 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45545a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485172 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #484f70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495264 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e71 {
  color: #4e4e71;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e71 {
  background-color: #4e4e71;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e71 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e71;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e71;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 18% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e71 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e71, #5f4e71);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e71 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 113 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.14 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.54 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.78 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.01 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 14.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 14.45 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.64 #b1b18e Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e71  rgb(78, 78, 113)  hsl(240, 18%, 37%)  Dark Slate Blue
#71714e  rgb(113, 113, 78)  hsl(60, 18%, 37%)  Dark Olive Green
#714e4e  rgb(113, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 18%, 37%)  Liver
#4e714e  rgb(78, 113, 78)  hsl(120, 18%, 37%)  Fern Green