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#4E08CB

#4e08cb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e08cb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.14% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.58% cyan, 96.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 261.54°, with 92.42% saturation and 41.37% 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 4.77.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #85cb08

Split complementary

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #cbaf08
  3. #23cb08

Analogous

  1. #0823cb
  2. #4e08cb
  3. #af08cb

Triadic

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #cb4e08
  3. #08cb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #cb0885
  3. #85cb08
  4. #08cb4e

Square

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #cb0823
  3. #85cb08
  4. #08cbaf

Monochromatic

  1. #150238
  2. #320581
  3. #4e08cb
  4. #7329f7
  5. #a373f9

Shades

#4e08cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #4607b7
  3. #3e06a2
  4. #37068e
  5. #2f057a
  6. #270466
  7. #1f0351
  8. #17023d
  9. #100229
  10. #080114
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e08cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #6021d0
  3. #7139d5
  4. #8352db
  5. #956be0
  6. #a784e5
  7. #b89cea
  8. #cab5ef
  9. #dccef5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e08cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e08cb
  2. #5314c4
  3. #5820bc
  4. #5d2cb5
  5. #6238ad
  6. #6744a6
  7. #6c509e
  8. #715c97
  9. #76688f
  10. #7b7488
  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 #49378f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ace ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b409f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e08cb {
  color: #4e08cb;
}
Background
.bg-4e08cb {
  background-color: #4e08cb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e08cb {
  border: 2px solid #4e08cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e08cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 8 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 92% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e08cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e08cb, #af08cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e08cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 8 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.77 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.95 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.52 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.33 #b1f734 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e08cb  rgb(78, 8, 203)  hsl(262, 92%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#85cb08  rgb(133, 203, 8)  hsl(82, 92%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cb4e08  rgb(203, 78, 8)  hsl(22, 92%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#08cb4e  rgb(8, 203, 78)  hsl(142, 92%, 41%)  Lime Green