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#4D17BB

#4d17bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4d17bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.2% red, 9.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.82% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 259.76°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.17.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0578

Complementary

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #85bb17

Split complementary

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #bb9f17
  3. #33bb17

Analogous

  1. #1733bb
  2. #4d17bb
  3. #9f17bb

Triadic

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #bb4d17
  3. #17bb4d

Tetradic

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #bb1785
  3. #85bb17
  4. #17bb4d

Square

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #bb1733
  3. #85bb17
  4. #17bb9f

Monochromatic

  1. #150633
  2. #310f77
  3. #4d17bb
  4. #7138e7
  5. #a27cef

Shades

#4d17bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #4515a8
  3. #3e1296
  4. #361083
  5. #2e0e70
  6. #270c5e
  7. #1f094b
  8. #170738
  9. #0f0525
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4d17bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #5f2ec2
  3. #7145c9
  4. #825dcf
  5. #9474d6
  6. #a68bdd
  7. #b8a2e4
  8. #cab9eb
  9. #dbd1f1
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4d17bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4d17bb
  2. #5222b5
  3. #572caf
  4. #5c37a9
  5. #6141a3
  6. #674c9e
  7. #6c5698
  8. #716192
  9. #766b8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0c4e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #323e93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4d17bb {
  color: #4d17bb;
}
Background
.bg-4d17bb {
  background-color: #4d17bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4d17bb {
  border: 2px solid #4d17bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4d17bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 77 23 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4d17bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4d17bb, #9f17bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4d17bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(77 23 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.01 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.58 #b2e844 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4d17bb  rgb(77, 23, 187)  hsl(260, 78%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#85bb17  rgb(133, 187, 23)  hsl(80, 78%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bb4d17  rgb(187, 77, 23)  hsl(20, 78%, 41%)  Mahogany
#17bb4d  rgb(23, 187, 77)  hsl(140, 78%, 41%)  Emerald