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#4A09BC

#4a09bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4a09bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.02% red, 3.53% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.64% cyan, 95.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 261.79°, 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.0528

Complementary

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #7bbc09

Split complementary

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #bca409
  3. #21bc09

Analogous

  1. #0921bc
  2. #4a09bc
  3. #a409bc

Triadic

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #bc4a09
  3. #09bc4a

Tetradic

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #bc097b
  3. #7bbc09
  4. #09bc4a

Square

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #bc0921
  3. #7bbc09
  4. #09bca4

Monochromatic

  1. #11022a
  2. #2d0673
  3. #4a09bc
  4. #6b1df4
  5. #9b66f8

Shades

#4a09bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #4308a9
  3. #3b0796
  4. #340684
  5. #2c0571
  6. #25055e
  7. #1e044b
  8. #160338
  9. #0f0226
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4a09bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #5c22c3
  3. #6e3ac9
  4. #8053d0
  5. #926bd7
  6. #a584de
  7. #b79de4
  8. #c9b5eb
  9. #dbcef2
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4a09bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4a09bc
  2. #4f15b6
  3. #5521b0
  4. #5a2daa
  5. #6039a4
  6. #65459e
  7. #6a5098
  8. #705c92
  9. #75688c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c3b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4a09bc {
  color: #4a09bc;
}
Background
.bg-4a09bc {
  background-color: #4a09bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4a09bc {
  border: 2px solid #4a09bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4a09bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 74 9 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 91% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4a09bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4a09bc, #a409bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4a09bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(74 9 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.43 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.23 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.87 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.40 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.50 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.13 #b5f643 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4a09bc  rgb(74, 9, 188)  hsl(262, 91%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#7bbc09  rgb(123, 188, 9)  hsl(82, 91%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bc4a09  rgb(188, 74, 9)  hsl(22, 91%, 39%)  Mahogany
#09bc4a  rgb(9, 188, 74)  hsl(142, 91%, 39%)  Lime Green