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#4520CD

#4520cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4520cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 12.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 84.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 252.83°, with 73% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0671

Complementary

  1. #4520cd
  2. #a8cd20

Split complementary

  1. #4520cd
  2. #cd9b20
  3. #52cd20

Analogous

  1. #2052cd
  2. #4520cd
  3. #9b20cd

Triadic

  1. #4520cd
  2. #cd4520
  3. #20cd45

Tetradic

  1. #4520cd
  2. #cd20a8
  3. #a8cd20
  4. #20cd45

Square

  1. #4520cd
  2. #cd2052
  3. #a8cd20
  4. #20cd9b

Monochromatic

  1. #180b49
  2. #2f168b
  3. #4520cd
  4. #7455e4
  5. #aa97ef

Shades

#4520cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4520cd
  2. #3e1db9
  3. #371aa4
  4. #301690
  5. #29137b
  6. #231067
  7. #1c0d52
  8. #150a3e
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#4520cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4520cd
  2. #5836d2
  3. #6a4dd7
  4. #7d63dc
  5. #8f79e1
  6. #a290e6
  7. #b5a6eb
  8. #c7bcf0
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4520cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4520cd
  2. #4b2ac5
  3. #5133be
  4. #573db6
  5. #5d46ae
  6. #6350a7
  7. #685a9f
  8. #6e6397
  9. #746d8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483d91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0848a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4520cd {
  color: #4520cd;
}
Background
.bg-4520cd {
  background-color: #4520cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4520cd {
  border: 2px solid #4520cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4520cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 32 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4520cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4520cd, #9b20cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4520cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 32 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.17 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.37 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.43 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.11 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.55 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.69 #badf32 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4520cd  rgb(69, 32, 205)  hsl(253, 73%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#a8cd20  rgb(168, 205, 32)  hsl(73, 73%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cd4520  rgb(205, 69, 32)  hsl(13, 73%, 46%)  Sinopia
#20cd45  rgb(32, 205, 69)  hsl(133, 73%, 46%)  Lime Green