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#4609CD

#4609cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4609cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 3.53% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.85% cyan, 95.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 258.67°, with 91.59% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #4609cd
  2. #90cd09

Split complementary

  1. #4609cd
  2. #cda809
  3. #2ecd09

Analogous

  1. #092ecd
  2. #4609cd
  3. #a809cd

Triadic

  1. #4609cd
  2. #cd4609
  3. #09cd46

Tetradic

  1. #4609cd
  2. #cd0990
  3. #90cd09
  4. #09cd46

Square

  1. #4609cd
  2. #cd092e
  3. #90cd09
  4. #09cda8

Monochromatic

  1. #14033a
  2. #2d0684
  3. #4609cd
  4. #6b2df6
  5. #9f76f9

Shades

#4609cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4609cd
  2. #3f08b9
  3. #3807a4
  4. #310690
  5. #2a057b
  6. #230567
  7. #1c0452
  8. #15033e
  9. #0e0229
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#4609cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4609cd
  2. #5922d2
  3. #6b3ad7
  4. #7e53dc
  5. #906be1
  6. #a384e6
  7. #b59deb
  8. #c8b5f0
  9. #dacef5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4609cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4609cd
  2. #4c15c5
  3. #5221be
  4. #572db6
  5. #5d39ae
  6. #6345a7
  7. #69509f
  8. #6f5c97
  9. #74688f
  10. #7a7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1042a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4609cd {
  color: #4609cd;
}
Background
.bg-4609cd {
  background-color: #4609cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4609cd {
  border: 2px solid #4609cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4609cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 9 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4609cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4609cd, #a809cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4609cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 9 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.98 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.51 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.80 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.12 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.93 #b9f632 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4609cd  rgb(70, 9, 205)  hsl(259, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#90cd09  rgb(144, 205, 9)  hsl(79, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd4609  rgb(205, 70, 9)  hsl(19, 92%, 42%)  Sinopia
#09cd46  rgb(9, 205, 70)  hsl(139, 92%, 42%)  Lime Green