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#4E01B4

#4e01b4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e01b4 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0.39% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.67% cyan, 99.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 265.81°, with 98.9% saturation and 35.49% 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 10.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.24.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0494

Complementary

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #67b401

Split complementary

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #b4a801
  3. #0db401

Analogous

  1. #010db4
  2. #4e01b4
  3. #a801b4

Triadic

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #b44e01
  3. #01b44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #b40167
  3. #67b401
  4. #01b44e

Square

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #b4010d
  3. #67b401
  4. #01b4a8

Monochromatic

  1. #0c001c
  2. #2d0168
  3. #4e01b4
  4. #6f04fe
  5. #9b50fe

Shades

#4e01b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #4601a2
  3. #3e0190
  4. #37017e
  5. #2f016c
  6. #27015a
  7. #1f0048
  8. #170036
  9. #100024
  10. #080012
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e01b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #601abc
  3. #7134c3
  4. #834dcb
  5. #9567d2
  6. #a780da
  7. #b899e1
  8. #cab3e9
  9. #dcccf0
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e01b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e01b4
  2. #530eaf
  3. #581aaa
  4. #5d27a4
  5. #62349f
  6. #67419a
  7. #6c4d95
  8. #715a90
  9. #76678a
  10. #7b7385
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45307f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f4668 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002db2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #38368d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e01b4 {
  color: #4e01b4;
}
Background
.bg-4e01b4 {
  background-color: #4e01b4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e01b4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e01b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e01b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 1 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 99% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e01b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e01b4, #a801b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e01b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 1 180 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.40 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.20 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.82 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.85 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 9.03 #b1fe4b Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e01b4  rgb(78, 1, 180)  hsl(266, 99%, 35%)  Medium Blue
#67b401  rgb(103, 180, 1)  hsl(86, 99%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#b44e01  rgb(180, 78, 1)  hsl(26, 99%, 35%)  Mahogany
#01b44e  rgb(1, 180, 78)  hsl(146, 99%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green