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#4E4E95

#4e4e95 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4e95 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 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.65% cyan, 47.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 31.28% saturation and 44.51% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.4.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0924

Complementary

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #95954e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #95724e
  3. #72954e

Analogous

  1. #4e7295
  2. #4e4e95
  3. #724e95

Triadic

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #954e4e
  3. #4e954e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #954e95
  3. #95954e
  4. #4e954e

Square

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #954e72
  3. #95954e
  4. #4e9572

Monochromatic

  1. #191931
  2. #343463
  3. #4e4e95
  4. #7777b8
  5. #aaaad2

Shades

#4e4e95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #464686
  3. #3e3e77
  4. #373768
  5. #2f2f59
  6. #27274b
  7. #1f1f3c
  8. #17172d
  9. #10101e
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #6060a0
  3. #7171aa
  4. #8383b5
  5. #9595bf
  6. #a7a7ca
  7. #b8b8d5
  8. #cacadf
  9. #dcdcea
  10. #ededf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e95
  2. #535393
  3. #585891
  4. #5d5d8f
  5. #62628d
  6. #67678b
  7. #6c6c88
  8. #717186
  9. #767684
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535374 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #315898 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c5393 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #355d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5497 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3c5194 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41577d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e95 {
  color: #4e4e95;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e95 {
  background-color: #4e4e95;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e95 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 31% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e95, #724e95);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 149 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.40 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.96 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.94 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.23 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.38 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.51 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.97 #b1b16a Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e95  rgb(78, 78, 149)  hsl(240, 31%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#95954e  rgb(149, 149, 78)  hsl(60, 31%, 45%)  Moss Green
#954e4e  rgb(149, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 31%, 45%)  Cordovan
#4e954e  rgb(78, 149, 78)  hsl(120, 31%, 45%)  Sea Green