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#4E4E92

#4e4e92 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4e92 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 30.59% green and 57.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.58% cyan, 46.58% magenta, 0% yellow and 42.75% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 30.36% saturation and 43.92% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0914

Complementary

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #92924e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #92704e
  3. #70924e

Analogous

  1. #4e7092
  2. #4e4e92
  3. #704e92

Triadic

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #924e4e
  3. #4e924e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #924e92
  3. #92924e
  4. #4e924e

Square

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #924e70
  3. #92924e
  4. #4e9270

Monochromatic

  1. #19192e
  2. #333360
  3. #4e4e92
  4. #7676b6
  5. #a8a8d1

Shades

#4e4e92 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #464683
  3. #3e3e75
  4. #373766
  5. #2f2f58
  6. #272749
  7. #1f1f3a
  8. #17172c
  9. #10101d
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e92 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #60609d
  3. #7171a8
  4. #8383b3
  5. #9595be
  6. #a7a7c9
  7. #b8b8d3
  8. #cacade
  9. #dcdce9
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e92 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e92
  2. #535390
  3. #58588e
  4. #5d5d8d
  5. #62628b
  6. #676789
  7. #6c6c87
  8. #717185
  9. #767684
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525272 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #335895 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2f5390 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #375c69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f5494 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3d5191 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41577b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e92 {
  color: #4e4e92;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e92 {
  background-color: #4e4e92;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e92 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e92;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e92;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 146;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 30% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e92 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e92, #704e92);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e92 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 146 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.46 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.26 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.54 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.76 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.88 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.06 #b1b16d Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e92  rgb(78, 78, 146)  hsl(240, 30%, 44%)  Dark Slate Blue
#92924e  rgb(146, 146, 78)  hsl(60, 30%, 44%)  Moss Green
#924e4e  rgb(146, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 30%, 44%)  Cordovan
#4e924e  rgb(78, 146, 78)  hsl(120, 30%, 44%)  Sea Green