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#4E00CD

#4e00cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e00cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 262.83°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0603

Complementary

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #7fcd00

Split complementary

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #cdb500
  3. #18cd00

Analogous

  1. #0018cd
  2. #4e00cd
  3. #b500cd

Triadic

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #cd4e00
  3. #00cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #cd007f
  3. #7fcd00
  4. #00cd4e

Square

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #cd0018
  3. #7fcd00
  4. #00cdb5

Monochromatic

  1. #140034
  2. #310081
  3. #4e00cd
  4. #711bff
  5. #a167ff

Shades

#4e00cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #4600b9
  3. #3e00a4
  4. #370090
  5. #2f007b
  6. #270067
  7. #1f0052
  8. #17003e
  9. #100029
  10. #080015
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e00cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #601ad2
  3. #7133d7
  4. #834ddc
  5. #9566e1
  6. #a780e6
  7. #b899eb
  8. #cab3f0
  9. #dcccf5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e00cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e00cd
  2. #530dc5
  3. #581abe
  4. #5d26b6
  5. #6233ae
  6. #6740a7
  7. #6c4d9f
  8. #715a97
  9. #76668f
  10. #7b7388
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493590 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ad2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #293fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e00cd {
  color: #4e00cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e00cd {
  background-color: #4e00cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e00cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e00cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e00cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 0 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e00cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e00cd, #b500cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e00cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 0 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.85 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.77 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.19 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.68 #b1ff32 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e00cd  rgb(78, 0, 205)  hsl(263, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7fcd00  rgb(127, 205, 0)  hsl(83, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#cd4e00  rgb(205, 78, 0)  hsl(23, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#00cd4e  rgb(0, 205, 78)  hsl(143, 100%, 40%)  Malachite