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#4E4E75

#4e4e75 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4e75 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 45.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.33% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 54.12% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 20% saturation and 38.24% 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 7.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 9.16.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0835

Complementary

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #75754e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #75624e
  3. #62754e

Analogous

  1. #4e6275
  2. #4e4e75
  3. #624e75

Triadic

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #754e4e
  3. #4e754e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #754e75
  3. #75754e
  4. #4e754e

Square

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #754e62
  3. #75754e
  4. #4e7562

Monochromatic

  1. #111119
  2. #2f2f47
  3. #4e4e75
  4. #7070a0
  5. #9e9ebe

Shades

#4e4e75 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #464669
  3. #3e3e5e
  4. #373752
  5. #2f2f46
  6. #27273b
  7. #1f1f2f
  8. #171723
  9. #101017
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e75 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #606083
  3. #717191
  4. #83839e
  5. #9595ac
  6. #a7a7ba
  7. #b8b8c8
  8. #cacad6
  9. #dcdce3
  10. #ededf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e75 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e75
  2. #535376
  3. #585877
  4. #5d5d78
  5. #626279
  6. #67677b
  7. #6c6c7c
  8. #71717d
  9. #76767e
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505062 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #435377 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #415074 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #44555c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #475176 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #474f74 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #485267 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e75 {
  color: #4e4e75;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e75 {
  background-color: #4e4e75;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e75 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e75;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e75;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 117;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 20% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e75 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e75, #624e75);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e75 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 117 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 9.16 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 12.88 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 13.00 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.44 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 13.91 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 13.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 14.07 #b1b18a Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e75  rgb(78, 78, 117)  hsl(240, 20%, 38%)  Dark Slate Blue
#75754e  rgb(117, 117, 78)  hsl(60, 20%, 38%)  Dark Olive Green
#754e4e  rgb(117, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 20%, 38%)  Tuscan Red
#4e754e  rgb(78, 117, 78)  hsl(120, 20%, 38%)  Fern Green