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#4E507A

#4e507a ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e507a is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.37% green and 47.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.07% cyan, 34.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 52.16% black. Its hue angle is 237.27°, with 22% saturation and 39.22% 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 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 8.71.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0876

Complementary

  1. #4e507a
  2. #7a784e

Split complementary

  1. #4e507a
  2. #7a624e
  3. #667a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e667a
  2. #4e507a
  3. #624e7a

Triadic

  1. #4e507a
  2. #7a4e50
  3. #507a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e507a
  2. #784e7a
  3. #7a784e
  4. #507a4e

Square

  1. #4e507a
  2. #7a4e66
  3. #7a784e
  4. #4e7a62

Monochromatic

  1. #12131d
  2. #30314b
  3. #4e507a
  4. #7173a4
  5. #9fa1c2

Shades

#4e507a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e507a
  2. #46486e
  3. #3e4062
  4. #373855
  5. #2f3049
  6. #27283d
  7. #1f2031
  8. #171825
  9. #101018
  10. #08080c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e507a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e507a
  2. #606287
  3. #717395
  4. #8385a2
  5. #9596af
  6. #a7a8bd
  7. #b8b9ca
  8. #cacbd7
  9. #dcdce4
  10. #edeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e507a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e507a
  2. #53557b
  3. #585a7b
  4. #5d5e7c
  5. #62637c
  6. #67687d
  7. #6c6d7e
  8. #71727e
  9. #76767f
  10. #7b7b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #515265 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #43557c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #415279 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #42585f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #48537b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #465179 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #47556b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e507a {
  color: #4e507a;
}
Background
.bg-4e507a {
  background-color: #4e507a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e507a {
  border: 2px solid #4e507a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e507a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 80 122;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 22% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e507a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e507a, #624e7a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e507a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 80 122 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 8.71 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 11.89 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 12.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.54 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 13.00 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 13.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 13.65 #b1af85 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e507a  rgb(78, 80, 122)  hsl(237, 22%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7a784e  rgb(122, 120, 78)  hsl(57, 22%, 39%)  Dark Olive Green
#7a4e50  rgb(122, 78, 80)  hsl(357, 22%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#507a4e  rgb(80, 122, 78)  hsl(117, 22%, 39%)  Fern Green