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#4012EA

#4012ea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4012ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.65% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 252.78°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with imagination, spirituality and luxury. Designers typically use it for beauty and cosmetics, creative studios and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.24.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0746

Complementary

  1. #4012ea
  2. #bcea12

Split complementary

  1. #4012ea
  2. #eaac12
  3. #50ea12

Analogous

  1. #1250ea
  2. #4012ea
  3. #ac12ea

Triadic

  1. #4012ea
  2. #ea4012
  3. #12ea40

Tetradic

  1. #4012ea
  2. #ea12bc
  3. #bcea12
  4. #12ea40

Square

  1. #4012ea
  2. #ea1250
  3. #bcea12
  4. #12eaac

Monochromatic

  1. #19075c
  2. #2d0da3
  3. #4012ea
  4. #7856f2
  5. #b19df7

Shades

#4012ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4012ea
  2. #3a10d3
  3. #330ebb
  4. #2d0da4
  5. #260b8c
  6. #200975
  7. #1a075e
  8. #130546
  9. #0d042f
  10. #060217
  11. #000000

Tints

#4012ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4012ea
  2. #532aec
  3. #6641ee
  4. #7959f0
  5. #8c71f2
  6. #a089f5
  7. #b3a0f7
  8. #c6b8f9
  9. #d9d0fb
  10. #ece7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4012ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4012ea
  2. #461ddf
  3. #4d28d5
  4. #5333ca
  5. #5a3ec0
  6. #6049b5
  7. #6654aa
  8. #6d5fa0
  9. #736a95
  10. #7a758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483da5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4012ea {
  color: #4012ea;
}
Background
.bg-4012ea {
  background-color: #4012ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4012ea {
  border: 2px solid #4012ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4012ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4012ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4012ea, #ac12ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4012ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.58 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.21 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.12 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.93 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.52 #bfed15 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4012ea  rgb(64, 18, 234)  hsl(253, 86%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#bcea12  rgb(188, 234, 18)  hsl(73, 86%, 49%)  Electric Lime
#ea4012  rgb(234, 64, 18)  hsl(13, 86%, 49%)  Ferrari Red
#12ea40  rgb(18, 234, 64)  hsl(133, 86%, 49%)  Malachite