ColorTool
Log in
#4E4E8A

#4e4e8a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#4e4e8a 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 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.48% cyan, 43.48% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.88% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 27.78% saturation and 42.35% 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 7.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#666699
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.089

Complementary

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #8a8a4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #8a6c4e
  3. #6c8a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e6c8a
  2. #4e4e8a
  3. #6c4e8a

Triadic

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #8a4e4e
  3. #4e8a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #8a4e8a
  3. #8a8a4e
  4. #4e8a4e

Square

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #8a4e6c
  3. #8a8a4e
  4. #4e8a6c

Monochromatic

  1. #171728
  2. #323259
  3. #4e4e8a
  4. #7474b0
  5. #a5a5cc

Shades

#4e4e8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #46467c
  3. #3e3e6e
  4. #373761
  5. #2f2f53
  6. #272745
  7. #1f1f37
  8. #171729
  9. #10101c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #606096
  3. #7171a1
  4. #8383ad
  5. #9595b9
  6. #a7a7c5
  7. #b8b8d0
  8. #cacadc
  9. #dcdce8
  10. #ededf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e8a
  2. #535389
  3. #585888
  4. #5d5d87
  5. #626286
  6. #676785
  7. #6c6c84
  8. #717183
  9. #767682
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52526e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #38568c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #355289 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b5a65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #42538b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #405189 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #445576 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-4e4e8a {
  color: #4e4e8a;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e8a {
  background-color: #4e4e8a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e8a {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 28% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e8a, #6c4e8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 138 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.79 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.90 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.14 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 10.28 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 11.21 #b1b175 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e8a  rgb(78, 78, 138)  hsl(240, 28%, 42%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8a8a4e  rgb(138, 138, 78)  hsl(60, 28%, 42%)  Moss Green
#8a4e4e  rgb(138, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 28%, 42%)  Tuscan Red
#4e8a4e  rgb(78, 138, 78)  hsl(120, 28%, 42%)  Sea Green