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#4D00E6

#4d00e6 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4d00e6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 0% green and 90.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.52% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 260.09°, with 100% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.81.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600ff
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Relative luminance0.0729

Complementary

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #99e600

Split complementary

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #e6c000
  3. #26e600

Analogous

  1. #0026e6
  2. #4d00e6
  3. #c000e6

Triadic

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #e64d00
  3. #00e64d

Tetradic

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #e60099
  3. #99e600
  4. #00e64d

Square

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #e60026
  3. #99e600
  4. #00e6c0

Monochromatic

  1. #1a004d
  2. #33009a
  3. #4d00e6
  4. #7834ff
  5. #ab80ff

Shades

#4d00e6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #4500cf
  3. #3e00b8
  4. #3600a1
  5. #2e008a
  6. #270073
  7. #1f005c
  8. #170045
  9. #0f002e
  10. #080017
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d00e6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #5f1ae9
  3. #7133eb
  4. #824dee
  5. #9466f0
  6. #a680f3
  7. #b899f5
  8. #cab3f8
  9. #dbccfa
  10. #ede6fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d00e6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d00e6
  2. #520ddc
  3. #571ad2
  4. #5c26c7
  5. #6133bd
  6. #6740b3
  7. #6c4da9
  8. #715a9f
  9. #766694
  10. #7b738a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3ba2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035e4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0249b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d00e6 {
  color: #4d00e6;
}
Background
.bg-4d00e6 {
  background-color: #4d00e6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d00e6 {
  border: 2px solid #4d00e6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d00e6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 0 230;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 100% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d00e6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d00e6, #c000e6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d00e6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 0 230 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.81 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.63 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.16 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.70 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.74 #b2ff19 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4d00e6  rgb(77, 0, 230)  hsl(260, 100%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#99e600  rgb(153, 230, 0)  hsl(80, 100%, 45%)  Spring Bud
#e64d00  rgb(230, 77, 0)  hsl(20, 100%, 45%)  Flame
#00e64d  rgb(0, 230, 77)  hsl(140, 100%, 45%)  Malachite