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#4E4E73

#4e4e73 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4e73 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 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 32.17% cyan, 32.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.9% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 19.17% saturation and 37.84% 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.64.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0831

Complementary

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #73734e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #73604e
  3. #60734e

Analogous

  1. #4e6073
  2. #4e4e73
  3. #604e73

Triadic

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #734e4e
  3. #4e734e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #734e73
  3. #73734e
  4. #4e734e

Square

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #734e60
  3. #73734e
  4. #4e7360

Monochromatic

  1. #101018
  2. #2f2f45
  3. #4e4e73
  4. #70709e
  5. #9d9dbd

Shades

#4e4e73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #464668
  3. #3e3e5c
  4. #373751
  5. #2f2f45
  6. #27273a
  7. #1f1f2e
  8. #171723
  9. #101017
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #606081
  3. #71718f
  4. #83839d
  5. #9595ab
  6. #a7a7b9
  7. #b8b8c7
  8. #cacad5
  9. #dcdce3
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e73
  2. #535374
  3. #585876
  4. #5d5d77
  5. #626278
  6. #67677a
  7. #6c6c7b
  8. #71717c
  9. #76767d
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505061 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435375 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #425072 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #45555b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #485174 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474f72 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #495266 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e73 {
  color: #4e4e73;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e73 {
  background-color: #4e4e73;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e73 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 19% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e73, #604e73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 115 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 13.20 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.94 #614051 Eggplant ΔE 14.25 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 14.26 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 14.32 #b1b18c Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e73  rgb(78, 78, 115)  hsl(240, 19%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#73734e  rgb(115, 115, 78)  hsl(60, 19%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#734e4e  rgb(115, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 19%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#4e734e  rgb(78, 115, 78)  hsl(120, 19%, 38%)  Fern Green