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#4909BC

#4909bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4909bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 3.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.17% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 261.45°, with 90.86% saturation and 38.63% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.33.

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Relative luminance0.0524

Complementary

  1. #4909bc
  2. #7cbc09

Split complementary

  1. #4909bc
  2. #bca309
  3. #23bc09

Analogous

  1. #0923bc
  2. #4909bc
  3. #a309bc

Triadic

  1. #4909bc
  2. #bc4909
  3. #09bc49

Tetradic

  1. #4909bc
  2. #bc097c
  3. #7cbc09
  4. #09bc49

Square

  1. #4909bc
  2. #bc0923
  3. #7cbc09
  4. #09bca3

Monochromatic

  1. #10022a
  2. #2d0673
  3. #4909bc
  4. #6a1df4
  5. #9a66f8

Shades

#4909bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4909bc
  2. #4208a9
  3. #3a0796
  4. #330684
  5. #2c0571
  6. #25055e
  7. #1d044b
  8. #160338
  9. #0f0226
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4909bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4909bc
  2. #5b22c3
  3. #6d3ac9
  4. #8053d0
  5. #926bd7
  6. #a484de
  7. #b69de4
  8. #c8b5eb
  9. #dbcef2
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4909bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4909bc
  2. #4f15b6
  3. #5421b0
  4. #5a2daa
  5. #5f39a4
  6. #65459e
  7. #6a5098
  8. #705c92
  9. #75688c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a3b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4909bc {
  color: #4909bc;
}
Background
.bg-4909bc {
  background-color: #4909bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4909bc {
  border: 2px solid #4909bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4909bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 9 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4909bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4909bc, #a309bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4909bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 9 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.12 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.89 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.54 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.05 #b6f643 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4909bc  rgb(73, 9, 188)  hsl(261, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#7cbc09  rgb(124, 188, 9)  hsl(81, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bc4909  rgb(188, 73, 9)  hsl(21, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#09bc49  rgb(9, 188, 73)  hsl(141, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green