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#4516BB

#4516bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4516bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 8.63% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.1% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 257.09°, with 78.95% saturation and 40.98% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0543

Complementary

  1. #4516bb
  2. #8cbb16

Split complementary

  1. #4516bb
  2. #bb9716
  3. #3abb16

Analogous

  1. #163abb
  2. #4516bb
  3. #9716bb

Triadic

  1. #4516bb
  2. #bb4516
  3. #16bb45

Tetradic

  1. #4516bb
  2. #bb168c
  3. #8cbb16
  4. #16bb45

Square

  1. #4516bb
  2. #bb163a
  3. #8cbb16
  4. #16bb97

Monochromatic

  1. #120632
  2. #2c0e77
  3. #4516bb
  4. #6936e7
  5. #9c7bef

Shades

#4516bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4516bb
  2. #3e14a8
  3. #371296
  4. #300f83
  5. #290d70
  6. #230b5e
  7. #1c094b
  8. #150738
  9. #0e0425
  10. #070213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4516bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4516bb
  2. #582dc2
  3. #6a45c9
  4. #7d5ccf
  5. #8f73d6
  6. #a28bdd
  7. #b5a2e4
  8. #c7b9eb
  9. #dad0f1
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4516bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4516bb
  2. #4b21b5
  3. #512baf
  4. #5736a9
  5. #5d40a3
  6. #634b9e
  7. #685698
  8. #6e6092
  9. #746b8c
  10. #7a7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #213e93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4516bb {
  color: #4516bb;
}
Background
.bg-4516bb {
  background-color: #4516bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4516bb {
  border: 2px solid #4516bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4516bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 22 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4516bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4516bb, #9716bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4516bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 22 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.30 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.23 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.34 #bae944 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4516bb  rgb(69, 22, 187)  hsl(257, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#8cbb16  rgb(140, 187, 22)  hsl(77, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bb4516  rgb(187, 69, 22)  hsl(17, 79%, 41%)  Rust
#16bb45  rgb(22, 187, 69)  hsl(137, 79%, 41%)  Lime Green