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#4E00AC

#4e00ac ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e00ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.65% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 267.21°, with 100% saturation and 33.73% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.046

Complementary

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #5eac00

Split complementary

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #aca400
  3. #08ac00

Analogous

  1. #0008ac
  2. #4e00ac
  3. #a400ac

Triadic

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #ac4e00
  3. #00ac4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #ac005e
  3. #5eac00
  4. #00ac4e

Square

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #ac0008
  3. #5eac00
  4. #00aca4

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #2b0060
  3. #4e00ac
  4. #7100f9
  5. #9a46ff

Shades

#4e00ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #46009b
  3. #3e008a
  4. #370078
  5. #2f0067
  6. #270056
  7. #1f0045
  8. #170034
  9. #100022
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e00ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #601ab4
  3. #7133bd
  4. #834dc5
  5. #9566cd
  6. #a780d6
  7. #b899de
  8. #cab3e6
  9. #dcccee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e00ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e00ac
  2. #530da8
  3. #581aa3
  4. #5d269f
  5. #62339a
  6. #674096
  7. #6c4d92
  8. #715a8d
  9. #766689
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #294263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e00ac {
  color: #4e00ac;
}
Background
.bg-4e00ac {
  background-color: #4e00ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e00ac {
  border: 2px solid #4e00ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e00ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 100% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e00ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e00ac, #a400ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e00ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 172 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.88 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.32 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.94 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.47 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.69 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.82 #b1ff53 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e00ac  rgb(78, 0, 172)  hsl(267, 100%, 34%)  Medium Blue
#5eac00  rgb(94, 172, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac4e00  rgb(172, 78, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 34%)  Rust
#00ac4e  rgb(0, 172, 78)  hsl(147, 100%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green