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#4E01CE

#4e01ce ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e01ce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0.39% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.14% cyan, 99.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 262.54°, with 99.03% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.72.

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Relative luminance0.061

Complementary

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #81ce01

Split complementary

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #ceb501
  3. #1ace01

Analogous

  1. #011ace
  2. #4e01ce
  3. #b501ce

Triadic

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #ce4e01
  3. #01ce4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #ce0181
  3. #81ce01
  4. #01ce4e

Square

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #ce011a
  3. #81ce01
  4. #01ceb5

Monochromatic

  1. #140036
  2. #310182
  3. #4e01ce
  4. #721efe
  5. #a26afe

Shades

#4e01ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #4601b9
  3. #3e01a5
  4. #370190
  5. #2f017c
  6. #270167
  7. #1f0052
  8. #17003e
  9. #100029
  10. #080015
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e01ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #601ad3
  3. #7134d8
  4. #834ddd
  5. #9567e2
  6. #a780e7
  7. #b899eb
  8. #cab3f0
  9. #dcccf5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e01ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e01ce
  2. #530ec6
  3. #581abe
  4. #5d27b7
  5. #6234af
  6. #6741a7
  7. #6c4d9f
  8. #715a97
  9. #766790
  10. #7b7388
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2840a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e01ce {
  color: #4e01ce;
}
Background
.bg-4e01ce {
  background-color: #4e01ce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e01ce {
  border: 2px solid #4e01ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e01ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 1 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 99% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e01ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e01ce, #b501ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e01ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 1 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.70 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.85 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.63 #b1fe31 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e01ce  rgb(78, 1, 206)  hsl(263, 99%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#81ce01  rgb(129, 206, 1)  hsl(83, 99%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#ce4e01  rgb(206, 78, 1)  hsl(23, 99%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#01ce4e  rgb(1, 206, 78)  hsl(143, 99%, 41%)  Malachite