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#4017EE

#4017ee ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4017ee is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 9.02% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.11% cyan, 90.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 251.44°, with 86.35% saturation and 51.18% 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 8.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0788

Complementary

  1. #4017ee
  2. #c5ee17

Split complementary

  1. #4017ee
  2. #eeac17
  3. #5aee17

Analogous

  1. #175aee
  2. #4017ee
  3. #ac17ee

Triadic

  1. #4017ee
  2. #ee4017
  3. #17ee40

Tetradic

  1. #4017ee
  2. #ee17c5
  3. #c5ee17
  4. #17ee40

Square

  1. #4017ee
  2. #ee175a
  3. #c5ee17
  4. #17eeac

Monochromatic

  1. #190765
  2. #2b0dac
  3. #4017ee
  4. #7b5ef3
  5. #b5a6f8

Shades

#4017ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4017ee
  2. #3a15d6
  3. #3312be
  4. #2d10a7
  5. #260e8f
  6. #200c77
  7. #1a095f
  8. #130747
  9. #0d0530
  10. #060218
  11. #000000

Tints

#4017ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4017ee
  2. #532ef0
  3. #6645f1
  4. #795df3
  5. #8c74f5
  6. #a08bf7
  7. #b3a2f8
  8. #c6b9fa
  9. #d9d1fc
  10. #ece8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4017ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4017ee
  2. #4622e3
  3. #4d2cd8
  4. #5337cd
  5. #5a41c2
  6. #604cb7
  7. #6656ac
  8. #6d61a1
  9. #736b96
  10. #7a768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a40a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00658d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0051bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4017ee {
  color: #4017ee;
}
Background
.bg-4017ee {
  background-color: #4017ee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4017ee {
  border: 2px solid #4017ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4017ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 23 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4017ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4017ee, #ac17ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4017ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 23 238 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.83 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.57 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.43 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.92 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.37 #bfe811 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4017ee  rgb(64, 23, 238)  hsl(251, 86%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#c5ee17  rgb(197, 238, 23)  hsl(71, 86%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#ee4017  rgb(238, 64, 23)  hsl(11, 86%, 51%)  Ferrari Red
#17ee40  rgb(23, 238, 64)  hsl(131, 86%, 51%)  Lime