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#4B22CD

#4b22cd ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b22cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 13.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.41% cyan, 83.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 254.39°, with 71.55% saturation and 46.86% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.0705

Complementary

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #a4cd22

Split complementary

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #cda122
  3. #4ecd22

Analogous

  1. #224ecd
  2. #4b22cd
  3. #a122cd

Triadic

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #cd4b22
  3. #22cd4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #cd22a4
  3. #a4cd22
  4. #22cd4b

Square

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #cd224e
  3. #a4cd22
  4. #22cda1

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0c4a
  2. #33178b
  3. #4b22cd
  4. #7a58e3
  5. #ae9aee

Shades

#4b22cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #441fb9
  3. #3c1ba4
  4. #351890
  5. #2d147b
  6. #261167
  7. #1e0e52
  8. #170a3e
  9. #0f0729
  10. #080315
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b22cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #5d38d2
  3. #6f4ed7
  4. #8164dc
  5. #937ae1
  6. #a591e6
  7. #b7a7eb
  8. #c9bdf0
  9. #dbd3f5
  10. #ede9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b22cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b22cd
  2. #502bc5
  3. #5635be
  4. #5b3eb6
  5. #6048ae
  6. #6651a7
  7. #6b5a9f
  8. #706497
  9. #756d8f
  10. #7b7788
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2149a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b22cd {
  color: #4b22cd;
}
Background
.bg-4b22cd {
  background-color: #4b22cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b22cd {
  border: 2px solid #4b22cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b22cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 34 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 72% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b22cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b22cd, #a122cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b22cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 34 205 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.62 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.88 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.31 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.51 #b4dd32 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4b22cd  rgb(75, 34, 205)  hsl(254, 72%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#a4cd22  rgb(164, 205, 34)  hsl(74, 72%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#cd4b22  rgb(205, 75, 34)  hsl(14, 72%, 47%)  Sinopia
#22cd4b  rgb(34, 205, 75)  hsl(134, 72%, 47%)  Lime Green