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#4516BC

#4516bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4516bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.3% cyan, 88.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.99°, with 79.05% saturation and 41.18% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0547

Complementary

  1. #4516bc
  2. #8dbc16

Split complementary

  1. #4516bc
  2. #bc9816
  3. #3abc16

Analogous

  1. #163abc
  2. #4516bc
  3. #9816bc

Triadic

  1. #4516bc
  2. #bc4516
  3. #16bc45

Tetradic

  1. #4516bc
  2. #bc168d
  3. #8dbc16
  4. #16bc45

Square

  1. #4516bc
  2. #bc163a
  3. #8dbc16
  4. #16bc98

Monochromatic

  1. #130633
  2. #2c0e78
  3. #4516bc
  4. #6937e8
  5. #9c7bf0

Shades

#4516bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4516bc
  2. #3e14a9
  3. #371296
  4. #300f84
  5. #290d71
  6. #230b5e
  7. #1c094b
  8. #150738
  9. #0e0426
  10. #070213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4516bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4516bc
  2. #582dc3
  3. #6a45c9
  4. #7d5cd0
  5. #8f73d7
  6. #a28bde
  7. #b5a2e4
  8. #c7b9eb
  9. #dad0f2
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4516bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4516bc
  2. #4b21b6
  3. #512bb0
  4. #5736aa
  5. #5d40a4
  6. #634b9e
  7. #685698
  8. #6e6092
  9. #746b8c
  10. #7a7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #203f94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4516bc {
  color: #4516bc;
}
Background
.bg-4516bc {
  background-color: #4516bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4516bc {
  border: 2px solid #4516bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4516bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 22 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 79% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4516bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4516bc, #9816bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4516bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 22 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.26 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.31 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.67 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.22 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.39 #bae943 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4516bc  rgb(69, 22, 188)  hsl(257, 79%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#8dbc16  rgb(141, 188, 22)  hsl(77, 79%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bc4516  rgb(188, 69, 22)  hsl(17, 79%, 41%)  Rust
#16bc45  rgb(22, 188, 69)  hsl(137, 79%, 41%)  Lime Green