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#4E577E

#4e577e ≈ Dark Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e577e is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 34.12% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.1% cyan, 30.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 50.59% black. Its hue angle is 228.75°, with 23.53% saturation and 40% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Slate Blue (#483d8b), ΔE 10.28.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.0994

Complementary

  1. #4e577e
  2. #7e754e

Split complementary

  1. #4e577e
  2. #7e5d4e
  3. #6f7e4e

Analogous

  1. #4e6f7e
  2. #4e577e
  3. #5d4e7e

Triadic

  1. #4e577e
  2. #7e4e57
  3. #577e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e577e
  2. #754e7e
  3. #7e754e
  4. #577e4e

Square

  1. #4e577e
  2. #7e4e6f
  3. #7e754e
  4. #4e7e5d

Monochromatic

  1. #131620
  2. #31364f
  3. #4e577e
  4. #717ba7
  5. #a0a7c5

Shades

#4e577e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e577e
  2. #464e71
  3. #3e4665
  4. #373d58
  5. #2f344c
  6. #272c3f
  7. #1f2332
  8. #171a26
  9. #101119
  10. #08090d
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e577e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e577e
  2. #60688b
  3. #717998
  4. #8389a5
  5. #959ab2
  6. #a7abbf
  7. #b8bccb
  8. #cacdd8
  9. #dcdde5
  10. #edeef2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e577e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e577e
  2. #535b7e
  3. #585f7e
  4. #5d637f
  5. #62677f
  6. #676c7f
  7. #6c707f
  8. #71747f
  9. #767880
  10. #7b7c80
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #55586a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a5b80 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #47577d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #405f65 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4c597f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a577d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #465c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e577e {
  color: #4e577e;
}
Background
.bg-4e577e {
  background-color: #4e577e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e577e {
  border: 2px solid #4e577e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e577e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 87 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 24% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e577e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e577e, #5d4e7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e577e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 87 126 / 0.35);
}

#483d8b Dark Slate Blue ΔE 10.28 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.60 #0f4d92 Yale Blue ΔE 10.65 #26619c Lapis Lazuli ΔE 11.19 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 12.12 #0047ab Cobalt Blue ΔE 12.19 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 12.67 #b1a881 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Dark Slate Blue
#4e577e  rgb(78, 87, 126)  hsl(229, 24%, 40%)  Dark Slate Blue
#7e754e  rgb(126, 117, 78)  hsl(49, 24%, 40%)  Raw Umber
#7e4e57  rgb(126, 78, 87)  hsl(349, 24%, 40%)  Tuscan Red
#577e4e  rgb(87, 126, 78)  hsl(109, 24%, 40%)  Fern Green