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#4100AE

#4100ae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4100ae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.49% red, 0% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.64% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 262.41°, with 100% saturation and 34.12% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.6.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0418

Complementary

  1. #4100ae
  2. #6dae00

Split complementary

  1. #4100ae
  2. #ae9800
  3. #16ae00

Analogous

  1. #0016ae
  2. #4100ae
  3. #9800ae

Triadic

  1. #4100ae
  2. #ae4100
  3. #00ae41

Tetradic

  1. #4100ae
  2. #ae006d
  3. #6dae00
  4. #00ae41

Square

  1. #4100ae
  2. #ae0016
  3. #6dae00
  4. #00ae98

Monochromatic

  1. #080015
  2. #240062
  3. #4100ae
  4. #5e00fb
  5. #8c48ff

Shades

#4100ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4100ae
  2. #3b009d
  3. #34008b
  4. #2e007a
  5. #270068
  6. #210057
  7. #1a0046
  8. #140034
  9. #0d0023
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4100ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4100ae
  2. #541ab6
  3. #6733be
  4. #7a4dc6
  5. #8d66ce
  6. #a080d7
  7. #b399df
  8. #c6b3e7
  9. #d9ccef
  10. #ece6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4100ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4100ae
  2. #470da9
  3. #4e1aa5
  4. #5426a0
  5. #5a339c
  6. #614097
  7. #674d92
  8. #6d5a8e
  9. #736689
  10. #7a7385
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3a3a3a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2c7a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0034ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #002fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0028ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #213588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4100ae {
  color: #4100ae;
}
Background
.bg-4100ae {
  background-color: #4100ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4100ae {
  border: 2px solid #4100ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4100ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 65 0 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4100ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4100ae, #9800ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4100ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(65 0 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.80 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.62 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.48 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.60 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.03 #beff51 Inverted #3a3a3a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4100ae  rgb(65, 0, 174)  hsl(262, 100%, 34%)  Medium Blue
#6dae00  rgb(109, 174, 0)  hsl(82, 100%, 34%)  Apple Green
#ae4100  rgb(174, 65, 0)  hsl(22, 100%, 34%)  Rust
#00ae41  rgb(0, 174, 65)  hsl(142, 100%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green