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#4E4E89

#4e4e89 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e4e89 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 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.07% cyan, 43.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 46.27% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 27.44% saturation and 42.16% 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 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0887

Complementary

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #89894e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #896c4e
  3. #6c894e

Analogous

  1. #4e6c89
  2. #4e4e89
  3. #6c4e89

Triadic

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #894e4e
  3. #4e894e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #894e89
  3. #89894e
  4. #4e894e

Square

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #894e6c
  3. #89894e
  4. #4e896c

Monochromatic

  1. #161628
  2. #323258
  3. #4e4e89
  4. #7474b0
  5. #a5a5cb

Shades

#4e4e89 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #46467b
  3. #3e3e6e
  4. #373760
  5. #2f2f52
  6. #272745
  7. #1f1f37
  8. #171729
  9. #10101b
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e89 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #606095
  3. #7171a1
  4. #8383ac
  5. #9595b8
  6. #a7a7c4
  7. #b8b8d0
  8. #cacadc
  9. #dcdce7
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e89 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e89
  2. #535388
  3. #585887
  4. #5d5d86
  5. #626285
  6. #676785
  7. #6c6c84
  8. #717183
  9. #767682
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52526d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #39568b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #365288 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3c5a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42538a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #415088 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #445575 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e89 {
  color: #4e4e89;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e89 {
  background-color: #4e4e89;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e89 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e89;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e89;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 27% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e89 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e89, #6c4e89);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e89 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 137 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.09 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.24 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.42 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.56 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.17 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.30 #b1b176 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e89  rgb(78, 78, 137)  hsl(240, 27%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#89894e  rgb(137, 137, 78)  hsl(60, 27%, 42%)  Moss Green
#894e4e  rgb(137, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 27%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4e894e  rgb(78, 137, 78)  hsl(120, 27%, 42%)  Sea Green