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#4526CD

#4526cd ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4526cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 14.9% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 81.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.14°, with 68.72% saturation and 47.65% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.54.

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Relative luminance0.0706

Complementary

  1. #4526cd
  2. #aecd26

Split complementary

  1. #4526cd
  2. #cd9926
  3. #5bcd26

Analogous

  1. #265bcd
  2. #4526cd
  3. #9926cd

Triadic

  1. #4526cd
  2. #cd4526
  3. #26cd45

Tetradic

  1. #4526cd
  2. #cd26ae
  3. #aecd26
  4. #26cd45

Square

  1. #4526cd
  2. #cd265b
  3. #aecd26
  4. #26cd99

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0e4c
  2. #2f1a8c
  3. #4526cd
  4. #775ee1
  5. #ad9fed

Shades

#4526cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4526cd
  2. #3e22b9
  3. #371ea4
  4. #301b90
  5. #29177b
  6. #231367
  7. #1c0f52
  8. #150b3e
  9. #0e0829
  10. #070415
  11. #000000

Tints

#4526cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4526cd
  2. #583cd2
  3. #6a51d7
  4. #7d67dc
  5. #8f7de1
  6. #a293e6
  7. #b5a8eb
  8. #c7bef0
  9. #dad4f5
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4526cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4526cd
  2. #4b2fc5
  3. #5138be
  4. #5741b6
  5. #5d4aae
  6. #6353a7
  7. #685c9f
  8. #6e6597
  9. #746e8f
  10. #7a7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493f92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #074ba2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4526cd {
  color: #4526cd;
}
Background
.bg-4526cd {
  background-color: #4526cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4526cd {
  border: 2px solid #4526cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4526cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 38 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 69% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4526cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4526cd, #9926cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4526cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 38 205 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.54 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.47 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.74 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.91 #bad932 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4526cd  rgb(69, 38, 205)  hsl(251, 69%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#aecd26  rgb(174, 205, 38)  hsl(71, 69%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#cd4526  rgb(205, 69, 38)  hsl(11, 69%, 48%)  Sinopia
#26cd45  rgb(38, 205, 69)  hsl(131, 69%, 48%)  Lime Green