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#4B02CA

#4b02ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4b02ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 0.78% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.87% cyan, 99.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 261.9°, with 98.04% saturation and 40% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.3.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #81ca02

Split complementary

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #caaf02
  3. #1dca02

Analogous

  1. #021dca
  2. #4b02ca
  3. #af02ca

Triadic

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #ca4b02
  3. #02ca4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #ca0281
  3. #81ca02
  4. #02ca4b

Square

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #ca021d
  3. #81ca02
  4. #02caaf

Monochromatic

  1. #130033
  2. #2f017e
  3. #4b02ca
  4. #6e1cfd
  5. #9e67fe

Shades

#4b02ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #4402b6
  3. #3c02a2
  4. #35018d
  5. #2d0179
  6. #260165
  7. #1e0151
  8. #17013d
  9. #0f0028
  10. #080014
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b02ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #5d1bcf
  3. #6f35d5
  4. #814eda
  5. #9367df
  6. #a581e5
  7. #b79aea
  8. #c9b3ef
  9. #dbccf4
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b02ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b02ca
  2. #500fc3
  3. #561bbb
  4. #5b28b4
  5. #6034ac
  6. #6641a5
  7. #6b4e9e
  8. #705a96
  9. #75678f
  10. #7b7387
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47358e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005176 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #243f9f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b02ca {
  color: #4b02ca;
}
Background
.bg-4b02ca {
  background-color: #4b02ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b02ca {
  border: 2px solid #4b02ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b02ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 2 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 98% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b02ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b02ca, #af02ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b02ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 2 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.30 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.26 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.50 #b4fd35 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4b02ca  rgb(75, 2, 202)  hsl(262, 98%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#81ca02  rgb(129, 202, 2)  hsl(82, 98%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#ca4b02  rgb(202, 75, 2)  hsl(22, 98%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#02ca4b  rgb(2, 202, 75)  hsl(142, 98%, 40%)  Lime Green