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#4823BB

#4823bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4823bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 13.73% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.5% cyan, 81.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 254.61°, with 68.47% saturation and 43.53% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0617

Complementary

  1. #4823bb
  2. #96bb23

Split complementary

  1. #4823bb
  2. #bb9423
  3. #4abb23

Analogous

  1. #234abb
  2. #4823bb
  3. #9423bb

Triadic

  1. #4823bb
  2. #bb4823
  3. #23bb48

Tetradic

  1. #4823bb
  2. #bb2396
  3. #96bb23
  4. #23bb48

Square

  1. #4823bb
  2. #bb234a
  3. #96bb23
  4. #23bb94

Monochromatic

  1. #160b3a
  2. #2f177b
  3. #4823bb
  4. #704dde
  5. #a48dea

Shades

#4823bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4823bb
  2. #4120a8
  3. #3a1c96
  4. #321983
  5. #2b1570
  6. #24125e
  7. #1d0e4b
  8. #160b38
  9. #0e0725
  10. #070413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4823bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4823bb
  2. #5a39c2
  3. #6d4fc9
  4. #7f65cf
  5. #917bd6
  6. #a491dd
  7. #b6a7e4
  8. #c8bdeb
  9. #dad3f1
  10. #ede9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4823bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4823bb
  2. #4e2cb5
  3. #5336af
  4. #593fa9
  5. #5e48a3
  6. #64529e
  7. #6a5b98
  8. #6f6492
  9. #756d8c
  10. #7a7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473b85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005270 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ebd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #274494 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4823bb {
  color: #4823bb;
}
Background
.bg-4823bb {
  background-color: #4823bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4823bb {
  border: 2px solid #4823bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4823bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 35 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 68% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4823bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4823bb, #9423bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4823bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 35 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.69 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.00 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.49 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.75 #b7dc44 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4823bb  rgb(72, 35, 187)  hsl(255, 68%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#96bb23  rgb(150, 187, 35)  hsl(75, 68%, 44%)  Apple Green
#bb4823  rgb(187, 72, 35)  hsl(15, 68%, 44%)  Rust
#23bb48  rgb(35, 187, 72)  hsl(135, 68%, 44%)  Lime Green