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#4E08BC

#4e08bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e08bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.14% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 95.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 263.33°, with 91.84% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.87.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0542

Complementary

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #76bc08

Split complementary

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #bca808
  3. #1cbc08

Analogous

  1. #081cbc
  2. #4e08bc
  3. #a808bc

Triadic

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #bc4e08
  3. #08bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #bc0876
  3. #76bc08
  4. #08bc4e

Square

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #bc081c
  3. #76bc08
  4. #08bca8

Monochromatic

  1. #110229
  2. #300573
  3. #4e08bc
  4. #701bf5
  5. #9e65f8

Shades

#4e08bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #4607a9
  3. #3e0696
  4. #370684
  5. #2f0571
  6. #27045e
  7. #1f034b
  8. #170238
  9. #100226
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e08bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #6021c3
  3. #7139c9
  4. #8352d0
  5. #956bd7
  6. #a784de
  7. #b89ce4
  8. #cab5eb
  9. #dccef2
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e08bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e08bc
  2. #5314b6
  3. #5820b0
  4. #5d2caa
  5. #6238a4
  6. #67449e
  7. #6c5098
  8. #715c92
  9. #76688c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #114b6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343b94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e08bc {
  color: #4e08bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e08bc {
  background-color: #4e08bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e08bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e08bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e08bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 8 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e08bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e08bc, #a808bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e08bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 8 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.69 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.70 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.83 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.38 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.99 #b1f743 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e08bc  rgb(78, 8, 188)  hsl(263, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#76bc08  rgb(118, 188, 8)  hsl(83, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bc4e08  rgb(188, 78, 8)  hsl(23, 92%, 38%)  Mahogany
#08bc4e  rgb(8, 188, 78)  hsl(143, 92%, 38%)  Emerald