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#4E528D

#4e528d ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e528d is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 32.16% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.68% cyan, 41.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 44.71% black. Its hue angle is 236.19°, with 28.77% saturation and 42.94% 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 7.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 7.04.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.0958

Complementary

  1. #4e528d
  2. #8d894e

Split complementary

  1. #4e528d
  2. #8d694e
  3. #718d4e

Analogous

  1. #4e718d
  2. #4e528d
  3. #694e8d

Triadic

  1. #4e528d
  2. #8d4e52
  3. #528d4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e528d
  2. #894e8d
  3. #8d894e
  4. #528d4e

Square

  1. #4e528d
  2. #8d4e71
  3. #8d894e
  4. #4e8d69

Monochromatic

  1. #18192a
  2. #33355c
  3. #4e528d
  4. #7579b3
  5. #a6a9ce

Shades

#4e528d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e528d
  2. #464a7f
  3. #3e4271
  4. #373963
  5. #2f3155
  6. #272947
  7. #1f2138
  8. #17192a
  9. #10101c
  10. #08080e
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e528d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e528d
  2. #606398
  3. #7175a4
  4. #8386af
  5. #9597bb
  6. #a7a9c6
  7. #b8bad1
  8. #cacbdd
  9. #dcdce8
  10. #edeef4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e528d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e528d
  2. #53578c
  3. #585b8a
  4. #5d6089
  5. #626488
  6. #676987
  7. #6c6e85
  8. #717284
  9. #767783
  10. #7b7b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545571 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #3c5a8f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #38558c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #395e68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #44578e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #42548c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #435979 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e528d {
  color: #4e528d;
}
Background
.bg-4e528d {
  background-color: #4e528d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e528d {
  border: 2px solid #4e528d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e528d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 82 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 29% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e528d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e528d, #694e8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e528d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 82 141 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 7.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.20 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 9.83 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 9.92 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 10.18 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 10.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 10.90 #b1ad72 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e528d  rgb(78, 82, 141)  hsl(236, 29%, 43%)  Dark Slate Blue
#8d894e  rgb(141, 137, 78)  hsl(56, 29%, 43%)  Moss Green
#8d4e52  rgb(141, 78, 82)  hsl(356, 29%, 43%)  Tuscan Red
#528d4e  rgb(82, 141, 78)  hsl(116, 29%, 43%)  Sea Green