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#4E00BC

#4e00bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e00bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 264.89°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.8.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0525

Complementary

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #6ebc00

Split complementary

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #bcac00
  3. #10bc00

Analogous

  1. #0010bc
  2. #4e00bc
  3. #ac00bc

Triadic

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #bc4e00
  3. #00bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #bc006e
  3. #6ebc00
  4. #00bc4e

Square

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #bc0010
  3. #6ebc00
  4. #00bcac

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0023
  2. #2e006f
  3. #4e00bc
  4. #6f09ff
  5. #9c56ff

Shades

#4e00bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #4600a9
  3. #3e0096
  4. #370084
  5. #2f0071
  6. #27005e
  7. #1f004b
  8. #170038
  9. #100026
  10. #080013
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e00bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #601ac3
  3. #7133c9
  4. #834dd0
  5. #9566d7
  6. #a780de
  7. #b899e4
  8. #cab3eb
  9. #dcccf2
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e00bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e00bc
  2. #530db6
  3. #581ab0
  4. #5d26aa
  5. #6233a4
  6. #67409e
  7. #6c4d98
  8. #715a92
  9. #76668c
  10. #7b7386
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463285 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #114a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e00bc {
  color: #4e00bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e00bc {
  background-color: #4e00bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e00bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e00bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e00bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e00bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e00bc, #ac00bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e00bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.01 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.22 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.30 #b1ff43 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e00bc  rgb(78, 0, 188)  hsl(265, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#6ebc00  rgb(110, 188, 0)  hsl(85, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bc4e00  rgb(188, 78, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#00bc4e  rgb(0, 188, 78)  hsl(145, 100%, 37%)  Emerald