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#4900CD

#4900cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4900cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 0% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.39% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 261.37°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0582

Complementary

  1. #4900cd
  2. #84cd00

Split complementary

  1. #4900cd
  2. #cdb000
  3. #1dcd00

Analogous

  1. #001dcd
  2. #4900cd
  3. #b000cd

Triadic

  1. #4900cd
  2. #cd4900
  3. #00cd49

Tetradic

  1. #4900cd
  2. #cd0084
  3. #84cd00
  4. #00cd49

Square

  1. #4900cd
  2. #cd001d
  3. #84cd00
  4. #00cdb0

Monochromatic

  1. #130034
  2. #2e0081
  3. #4900cd
  4. #6c1bff
  5. #9d67ff

Shades

#4900cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4900cd
  2. #4200b9
  3. #3a00a4
  4. #330090
  5. #2c007b
  6. #250067
  7. #1d0052
  8. #16003e
  9. #0f0029
  10. #070015
  11. #000000

Tints

#4900cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4900cd
  2. #5b1ad2
  3. #6d33d7
  4. #804ddc
  5. #9266e1
  6. #a480e6
  7. #b699eb
  8. #c8b3f0
  9. #dbccf5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4900cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4900cd
  2. #4f0dc5
  3. #541abe
  4. #5a26b6
  5. #5f33ae
  6. #6540a7
  7. #6a4d9f
  8. #705a97
  9. #75668f
  10. #7b7388
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463490 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fcb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c40a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4900cd {
  color: #4900cd;
}
Background
.bg-4900cd {
  background-color: #4900cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4900cd {
  border: 2px solid #4900cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4900cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 0 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4900cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4900cd, #b000cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4900cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 0 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.13 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.49 #b6ff32 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4900cd  rgb(73, 0, 205)  hsl(261, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#84cd00  rgb(132, 205, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#cd4900  rgb(205, 73, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 40%)  Sinopia
#00cd49  rgb(0, 205, 73)  hsl(141, 100%, 40%)  Lime Green