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#4E03AB

#4e03ab ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e03ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 1.18% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.39% cyan, 98.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 266.79°, with 96.55% saturation and 34.12% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0463

Complementary

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #60ab03

Split complementary

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #aba203
  3. #0cab03

Analogous

  1. #030cab
  2. #4e03ab
  3. #a203ab

Triadic

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #ab4e03
  3. #03ab4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #ab0360
  3. #60ab03
  4. #03ab4e

Square

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #ab030c
  3. #60ab03
  4. #03aba2

Monochromatic

  1. #090015
  2. #2c0260
  3. #4e03ab
  4. #7004f6
  5. #9a4bfc

Shades

#4e03ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #46039a
  3. #3e0289
  4. #370278
  5. #2f0267
  6. #270256
  7. #1f0144
  8. #170133
  9. #100122
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e03ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #601cb3
  3. #7135bc
  4. #834fc4
  5. #9568cd
  6. #a781d5
  7. #b89add
  8. #cab3e6
  9. #dccdee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e03ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e03ab
  2. #5310a7
  3. #581ca2
  4. #5d299e
  5. #62359a
  6. #674296
  7. #6c4e91
  8. #715b8d
  9. #766789
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003faf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4263 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3386 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e03ab {
  color: #4e03ab;
}
Background
.bg-4e03ab {
  background-color: #4e03ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e03ab {
  border: 2px solid #4e03ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e03ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 3 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 97% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e03ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e03ab, #a203ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e03ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 3 171 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.97 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.30 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.83 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.46 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.63 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.64 #b1fc54 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e03ab  rgb(78, 3, 171)  hsl(267, 97%, 34%)  Medium Blue
#60ab03  rgb(96, 171, 3)  hsl(87, 97%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ab4e03  rgb(171, 78, 3)  hsl(27, 97%, 34%)  Rust
#03ab4e  rgb(3, 171, 78)  hsl(147, 97%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green