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#4E3281 Dark Slate Blue

The nearest named color to #4E3281 is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B).

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#4E3281

Dark Slate Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #4E3281?

HEX
#4E3281
RGB
rgb(78, 50, 129)
HSL
hsl(261, 44%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(39.3% 0.128 296)
CMYK
40, 61, 0, 49

#4E3281 has a contrast ratio of 10.01:1 against white and 2.10:1 against black, so white is the better background for text in this color and light text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #4E3281
#4E3281
Same color
White
10.0AAA
Near-black
1.7Fail

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • White on #4E3281 · 10.0:1

Tints and shades of #4E3281

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F3FF
  2. #D9CDFF
  3. #BEA5FF
  4. #A087DE
  5. #846ABE
  6. #684D9F
  7. #4E3281
  8. #351563
  9. #1D0040

Colors that go with #4E3281

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Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Dark Slate Blue, #4E3281 and Space Cadet, #272F64 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --dark-slate-blue-1: #4E3281; /* Dark Slate Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #4E3281

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Palettes (10)

Gradients (2)

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