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#4F3181 Dark Slate Blue

The nearest named color to #4F3181 is Dark Slate Blue (#483D8B).

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#4F3181

Dark Slate Blue

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #4F3181?

HEX
#4F3181
RGB
rgb(79, 49, 129)
HSL
hsl(263, 45%, 35%)
OKLCH
oklch(39.3% 0.129 297)
CMYK
39, 62, 0, 49

#4F3181 has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 against white and 2.09:1 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 → #4F3181
#4F3181
Same color
White
10.1AAA
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 #4F3181 · 10.1:1

Tints and shades of #4F3181

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #F6F3FF
  2. #DACCFF
  3. #C0A4FF
  4. #A286DE
  5. #8569BE
  6. #694D9F
  7. #4F3181
  8. #361464
  9. #1E0040

Colors that go with #4F3181

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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, #4F3181 and Space Cadet, #262D63 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

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:root {
  --dark-slate-blue-1: #4F3181; /* Dark Slate Blue */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #4F3181

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (9)

Gradients (1)

Mesh gradients (5)