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#4525B8

#4525b8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4525b8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 14.51% green and 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 79.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 253.06°, with 66.52% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.64.

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Relative luminance0.0605

Complementary

  1. #4525b8
  2. #98b825

Split complementary

  1. #4525b8
  2. #b88e25
  3. #4eb825

Analogous

  1. #254eb8
  2. #4525b8
  3. #8e25b8

Triadic

  1. #4525b8
  2. #b84525
  3. #25b845

Tetradic

  1. #4525b8
  2. #b82598
  3. #98b825
  4. #25b845

Square

  1. #4525b8
  2. #b8254e
  3. #98b825
  4. #25b88e

Monochromatic

  1. #150b39
  2. #2d1878
  3. #4525b8
  4. #6d4edb
  5. #a18ee8

Shades

#4525b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4525b8
  2. #3e21a6
  3. #371e93
  4. #301a81
  5. #29166e
  6. #23135c
  7. #1c0f4a
  8. #150b37
  9. #0e0725
  10. #070412
  11. #000000

Tints

#4525b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4525b8
  2. #583bbf
  3. #6a51c6
  4. #7d66cd
  5. #8f7cd4
  6. #a292dc
  7. #b5a8e3
  8. #c7beea
  9. #dad3f1
  10. #ece9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4525b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4525b8
  2. #4b2eb2
  3. #5137ad
  4. #5740a7
  5. #5d49a2
  6. #63539c
  7. #685c96
  8. #6e6591
  9. #746e8b
  10. #7a7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004abc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003eba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037b6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #224492 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4525b8 {
  color: #4525b8;
}
Background
.bg-4525b8 {
  background-color: #4525b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4525b8 {
  border: 2px solid #4525b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4525b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 37 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 67% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4525b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4525b8, #8e25b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4525b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 37 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.46 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.76 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.32 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.83 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.84 #bada47 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4525b8  rgb(69, 37, 184)  hsl(253, 67%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#98b825  rgb(152, 184, 37)  hsl(73, 67%, 43%)  Apple Green
#b84525  rgb(184, 69, 37)  hsl(13, 67%, 43%)  Rust
#25b845  rgb(37, 184, 69)  hsl(133, 67%, 43%)  Kelly Green