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#4B0DEC

#4b0dec ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4b0dec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 5.1% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.22% cyan, 94.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 256.68°, with 89.56% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.93.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0784

Complementary

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #aeec0d

Split complementary

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #ecba0d
  3. #3fec0d

Analogous

  1. #0d3fec
  2. #4b0dec
  3. #ba0dec

Triadic

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #ec4b0d
  3. #0dec4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #ec0dae
  3. #aeec0d
  4. #0dec4b

Square

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #ec0d3f
  3. #aeec0d
  4. #0decba

Monochromatic

  1. #1d055b
  2. #3409a3
  3. #4b0dec
  4. #7e50f5
  5. #b499f9

Shades

#4b0dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #440cd4
  3. #3c0abd
  4. #3509a5
  5. #2d088e
  6. #260776
  7. #1e055e
  8. #170447
  9. #0f032f
  10. #080118
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b0dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #5d25ee
  3. #6f3df0
  4. #8156f2
  5. #936ef4
  6. #a586f6
  7. #b79ef7
  8. #c9b6f9
  9. #dbcffb
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b0dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b0dec
  2. #5019e1
  3. #5624d6
  4. #5b30cc
  5. #603bc1
  6. #6647b6
  7. #6b52ab
  8. #705ea0
  9. #756996
  10. #7b758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3ea6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b0dec {
  color: #4b0dec;
}
Background
.bg-4b0dec {
  background-color: #4b0dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b0dec {
  border: 2px solid #4b0dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b0dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 13 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b0dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b0dec, #ba0dec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b0dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 13 236 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.93 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.55 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.12 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.90 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.20 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.27 #b4f213 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4b0dec  rgb(75, 13, 236)  hsl(257, 90%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#aeec0d  rgb(174, 236, 13)  hsl(77, 90%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ec4b0d  rgb(236, 75, 13)  hsl(17, 90%, 49%)  Flame
#0dec4b  rgb(13, 236, 75)  hsl(137, 90%, 49%)  Malachite