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#4E5083

#4e5083 ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5083 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 31.37% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.46% cyan, 38.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 48.63% black. Its hue angle is 237.74°, with 25.36% saturation and 40.98% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.26.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.09

Complementary

  1. #4e5083
  2. #83814e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5083
  2. #83674e
  3. #6a834e

Analogous

  1. #4e6a83
  2. #4e5083
  3. #674e83

Triadic

  1. #4e5083
  2. #834e50
  3. #50834e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5083
  2. #814e83
  3. #83814e
  4. #50834e

Square

  1. #4e5083
  2. #834e6a
  3. #83814e
  4. #4e8367

Monochromatic

  1. #151523
  2. #313353
  3. #4e5083
  4. #7274ab
  5. #a2a4c8

Shades

#4e5083 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5083
  2. #464876
  3. #3e4069
  4. #37385c
  5. #2f304f
  6. #272842
  7. #1f2034
  8. #171827
  9. #10101a
  10. #08080d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5083 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5083
  2. #60628f
  3. #71739c
  4. #8385a8
  5. #9596b5
  6. #a7a8c1
  7. #b8b9cd
  8. #cacbda
  9. #dcdce6
  10. #edeef3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5083 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5083
  2. #535583
  3. #585a82
  4. #5d5e82
  5. #626382
  6. #676882
  7. #6c6d81
  8. #717281
  9. #767681
  10. #7b7b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #555555 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #52536a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3f5785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3c5382 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e5a63 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #455484 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #445282 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #455671 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5083 {
  color: #4e5083;
}
Background
.bg-4e5083 {
  background-color: #4e5083;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5083 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5083;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5083;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 80 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 25% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5083 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5083, #674e83);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5083 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 80 131 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 10.64 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.83 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 11.16 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 11.37 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 11.97 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 12.58 #b1af7c Inverted #555555 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e5083  rgb(78, 80, 131)  hsl(238, 25%, 41%)  Dark Slate Blue
#83814e  rgb(131, 129, 78)  hsl(58, 25%, 41%)  Moss Green
#834e50  rgb(131, 78, 80)  hsl(358, 25%, 41%)  Tuscan Red
#50834e  rgb(80, 131, 78)  hsl(118, 25%, 41%)  Fern Green