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#4E4E85

#4e4e85 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4e85 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.35% cyan, 41.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.84% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 26.07% saturation and 41.37% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 6.3.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0876

Complementary

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #85854e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #85694e
  3. #69854e

Analogous

  1. #4e6985
  2. #4e4e85
  3. #694e85

Triadic

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #854e4e
  3. #4e854e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #854e85
  3. #85854e
  4. #4e854e

Square

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #854e69
  3. #85854e
  4. #4e8569

Monochromatic

  1. #151525
  2. #323255
  3. #4e4e85
  4. #7373ad
  5. #a3a3c9

Shades

#4e4e85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #464678
  3. #3e3e6a
  4. #37375d
  5. #2f2f50
  6. #272743
  7. #1f1f35
  8. #171728
  9. #10101b
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #606091
  3. #71719d
  4. #8383aa
  5. #9595b6
  6. #a7a7c2
  7. #b8b8ce
  8. #cacada
  9. #dcdce7
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e85
  2. #535385
  3. #585884
  4. #5d5d84
  5. #626283
  6. #676783
  7. #6c6c82
  8. #717182
  9. #767681
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #51516b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3b5587 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #385284 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e5963 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #435386 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #425084 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #455572 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e85 {
  color: #4e4e85;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e85 {
  background-color: #4e4e85;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e85 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 26% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e85, #694e85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 133 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 6.30 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.87 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.65 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.88 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.04 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 11.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.70 #b1b17a Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e85  rgb(78, 78, 133)  hsl(240, 26%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#85854e  rgb(133, 133, 78)  hsl(60, 26%, 41%)  Moss Green
#854e4e  rgb(133, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 26%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#4e854e  rgb(78, 133, 78)  hsl(120, 26%, 41%)  Fern Green