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#4E4E97

#4e4e97 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#4e4e97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.34% cyan, 48.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 31.88% saturation and 44.9% 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 7.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.093

Complementary

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #97974e

Split complementary

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #97724e
  3. #72974e

Analogous

  1. #4e7297
  2. #4e4e97
  3. #724e97

Triadic

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #974e4e
  3. #4e974e

Tetradic

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #974e97
  3. #97974e
  4. #4e974e

Square

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #974e72
  3. #97974e
  4. #4e9772

Monochromatic

  1. #1a1a32
  2. #343465
  3. #4e4e97
  4. #7878b9
  5. #ababd3

Shades

#4e4e97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #464688
  3. #3e3e79
  4. #37376a
  5. #2f2f5b
  6. #27274c
  7. #1f1f3c
  8. #17172d
  9. #10101e
  10. #08080f
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e4e97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #6060a1
  3. #7171ac
  4. #8383b6
  5. #9595c1
  6. #a7a7cb
  7. #b8b8d5
  8. #cacae0
  9. #dcdcea
  10. #ededf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e4e97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e4e97
  2. #535395
  3. #585892
  4. #5d5d90
  5. #62628e
  6. #67678c
  7. #6c6c89
  8. #717187
  9. #767685
  10. #7b7b82
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #565656 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #535376 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #2f599a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2a5395 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #345d6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3e5599 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3b5196 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #40587f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e4e97 {
  color: #4e4e97;
}
Background
.bg-4e4e97 {
  background-color: #4e4e97;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e4e97 {
  border: 2px solid #4e4e97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e4e97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 78 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 32% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e4e97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e4e97, #724e97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e4e97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 78 151 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 5.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.64 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 8.75 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.88 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.28 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 9.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.71 #b1b168 Inverted #565656 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e4e97  rgb(78, 78, 151)  hsl(240, 32%, 45%)  Dark Slate Blue
#97974e  rgb(151, 151, 78)  hsl(60, 32%, 45%)  Moss Green
#974e4e  rgb(151, 78, 78)  hsl(0, 32%, 45%)  Redwood
#4e974e  rgb(78, 151, 78)  hsl(120, 32%, 45%)  Shamrock Green