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#4E577B

#4e577b ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e577b is a color from the blue family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.12% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 36.59% cyan, 29.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 51.76% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 22.39% saturation and 39.41% 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 7.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.68.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0987

Complementary

  1. #4e577b
  2. #7b724e

Split complementary

  1. #4e577b
  2. #7b5b4e
  3. #6d7b4e

Analogous

  1. #4e6d7b
  2. #4e577b
  3. #5b4e7b

Triadic

  1. #4e577b
  2. #7b4e57
  3. #577b4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e577b
  2. #724e7b
  3. #7b724e
  4. #577b4e

Square

  1. #4e577b
  2. #7b4e6d
  3. #7b724e
  4. #4e7b5b

Monochromatic

  1. #13151d
  2. #30364c
  3. #4e577b
  4. #717ba5
  5. #a0a7c2

Shades

#4e577b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e577b
  2. #464e6f
  3. #3e4662
  4. #373d56
  5. #2f344a
  6. #272c3e
  7. #1f2331
  8. #171a25
  9. #101119
  10. #08090c
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e577b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e577b
  2. #606888
  3. #717995
  4. #8389a3
  5. #959ab0
  6. #a7abbd
  7. #b8bcca
  8. #cacdd7
  9. #dcdde5
  10. #edeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e577b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e577b
  2. #535b7c
  3. #585f7c
  4. #5d637d
  5. #62677d
  6. #676c7e
  7. #6c707e
  8. #71747f
  9. #76787f
  10. #7b7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #545868 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c5a7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #48577a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #415e64 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d597c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a577a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #475b6e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e577b {
  color: #4e577b;
}
Background
.bg-4e577b {
  background-color: #4e577b;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e577b {
  border: 2px solid #4e577b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e577b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 87 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 22% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e577b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e577b, #5b4e7b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e577b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 87 123 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.72 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.97 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.42 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.60 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.64 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 13.15 #b1a884 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e577b  rgb(78, 87, 123)  hsl(228, 22%, 39%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7b724e  rgb(123, 114, 78)  hsl(48, 22%, 39%)  Raw Umber
#7b4e57  rgb(123, 78, 87)  hsl(348, 22%, 39%)  Tuscan Red
#577b4e  rgb(87, 123, 78)  hsl(108, 22%, 39%)  Fern Green