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#4201EA

#4201ea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4201ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 0.39% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.79% cyan, 99.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 256.74°, with 99.15% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.0712

Complementary

  1. #4201ea
  2. #a9ea01

Split complementary

  1. #4201ea
  2. #eab701
  3. #34ea01

Analogous

  1. #0134ea
  2. #4201ea
  3. #b701ea

Triadic

  1. #4201ea
  2. #ea4201
  3. #01ea42

Tetradic

  1. #4201ea
  2. #ea01a9
  3. #a9ea01
  4. #01ea42

Square

  1. #4201ea
  2. #ea0134
  3. #a9ea01
  4. #01eab7

Monochromatic

  1. #170052
  2. #2d019e
  3. #4201ea
  4. #7039fe
  5. #a786fe

Shades

#4201ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4201ea
  2. #3b01d3
  3. #3501bb
  4. #2e01a4
  5. #28018c
  6. #210175
  7. #1a005e
  8. #140046
  9. #0d002f
  10. #070017
  11. #000000

Tints

#4201ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4201ea
  2. #551aec
  3. #6834ee
  4. #7b4df0
  5. #8e67f2
  6. #a180f5
  7. #b399f7
  8. #c6b3f9
  9. #d9ccfb
  10. #ece6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4201ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4201ea
  2. #480edf
  3. #4e1ad5
  4. #5527ca
  5. #5b34c0
  6. #6141b5
  7. #674daa
  8. #6d5aa0
  9. #746795
  10. #7a738b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483aa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006089 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4201ea {
  color: #4201ea;
}
Background
.bg-4201ea {
  background-color: #4201ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4201ea {
  border: 2px solid #4201ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4201ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 1 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 99% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4201ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4201ea, #b701ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4201ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 1 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.74 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.73 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 9.75 #bdfe15 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4201ea  rgb(66, 1, 234)  hsl(257, 99%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#a9ea01  rgb(169, 234, 1)  hsl(77, 99%, 46%)  Spring Bud
#ea4201  rgb(234, 66, 1)  hsl(17, 99%, 46%)  Flame
#01ea42  rgb(1, 234, 66)  hsl(137, 99%, 46%)  Malachite