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#4516CD

#4516cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4516cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.41°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.38.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #4516cd
  2. #9ecd16

Split complementary

  1. #4516cd
  2. #cda116
  3. #42cd16

Analogous

  1. #1642cd
  2. #4516cd
  3. #a116cd

Triadic

  1. #4516cd
  2. #cd4516
  3. #16cd45

Tetradic

  1. #4516cd
  2. #cd169e
  3. #9ecd16
  4. #16cd45

Square

  1. #4516cd
  2. #cd1642
  3. #9ecd16
  4. #16cda1

Monochromatic

  1. #160743
  2. #2e0f88
  3. #4516cd
  4. #6f45eb
  5. #a58af2

Shades

#4516cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4516cd
  2. #3e14b9
  3. #3712a4
  4. #300f90
  5. #290d7b
  6. #230b67
  7. #1c0952
  8. #15073e
  9. #0e0429
  10. #070215
  11. #000000

Tints

#4516cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4516cd
  2. #582dd2
  3. #6a45d7
  4. #7d5cdc
  5. #8f73e1
  6. #a28be6
  7. #b5a2eb
  8. #c7b9f0
  9. #dad0f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4516cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4516cd
  2. #4b21c5
  3. #512bbe
  4. #5736b6
  5. #5d40ae
  6. #634ba7
  7. #68569f
  8. #6e6097
  9. #746b8f
  10. #7a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0945a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4516cd {
  color: #4516cd;
}
Background
.bg-4516cd {
  background-color: #4516cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4516cd {
  border: 2px solid #4516cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4516cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4516cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4516cd, #a116cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4516cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.53 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.05 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.25 #bae932 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4516cd  rgb(69, 22, 205)  hsl(255, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9ecd16  rgb(158, 205, 22)  hsl(75, 81%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd4516  rgb(205, 69, 22)  hsl(15, 81%, 45%)  Sinopia
#16cd45  rgb(22, 205, 69)  hsl(135, 81%, 45%)  Lime Green