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#4B0BBD

#4b0bbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b0bbd is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 4.31% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.32% cyan, 94.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 261.57°, with 89% saturation and 39.22% 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 10.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #7dbd0b

Split complementary

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #bda40b
  3. #24bd0b

Analogous

  1. #0b24bd
  2. #4b0bbd
  3. #a40bbd

Triadic

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #bd4b0b
  3. #0bbd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #bd0b7d
  3. #7dbd0b
  4. #0bbd4b

Square

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #bd0b24
  3. #7dbd0b
  4. #0bbda4

Monochromatic

  1. #12032c
  2. #2e0775
  3. #4b0bbd
  4. #6d22f2
  5. #9d6bf6

Shades

#4b0bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #440aaa
  3. #3c0997
  4. #350884
  5. #2d0771
  6. #26065f
  7. #1e044c
  8. #170339
  9. #0f0226
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b0bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #5d23c4
  3. #6f3cca
  4. #8154d1
  5. #936dd7
  6. #a585de
  7. #b79de5
  8. #c9b6eb
  9. #dbcef2
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b0bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b0bbd
  2. #5017b7
  3. #5622b1
  4. #5b2eab
  5. #603aa5
  6. #66469f
  7. #6b5198
  8. #705d92
  9. #75698c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463485 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d3c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b0bbd {
  color: #4b0bbd;
}
Background
.bg-4b0bbd {
  background-color: #4b0bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b0bbd {
  border: 2px solid #4b0bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b0bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 11 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b0bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b0bbd, #a40bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b0bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 11 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.47 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.27 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.16 #b4f442 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4b0bbd  rgb(75, 11, 189)  hsl(262, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#7dbd0b  rgb(125, 189, 11)  hsl(82, 89%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bd4b0b  rgb(189, 75, 11)  hsl(22, 89%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0bbd4b  rgb(11, 189, 75)  hsl(142, 89%, 39%)  Lime Green