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#4E08CC

#4e08cc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e08cc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.76% cyan, 96.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 261.43°, with 92.45% saturation and 41.57% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.79.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0615

Complementary

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #86cc08

Split complementary

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #ccb008
  3. #24cc08

Analogous

  1. #0824cc
  2. #4e08cc
  3. #b008cc

Triadic

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #cc4e08
  3. #08cc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #cc0886
  3. #86cc08
  4. #08cc4e

Square

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #cc0824
  3. #86cc08
  4. #08ccb0

Monochromatic

  1. #160239
  2. #320582
  3. #4e08cc
  4. #732af7
  5. #a373fa

Shades

#4e08cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #4607b8
  3. #3e06a3
  4. #37068f
  5. #2f057a
  6. #270466
  7. #1f0352
  8. #17023d
  9. #100229
  10. #080114
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e08cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #6021d1
  3. #7139d6
  4. #8352db
  5. #956be0
  6. #a784e6
  7. #b89ceb
  8. #cab5f0
  9. #dccef5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e08cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e08cc
  2. #5314c4
  3. #5820bd
  4. #5d2cb5
  5. #6238ae
  6. #6744a6
  7. #6c509e
  8. #715c97
  9. #76688f
  10. #7b7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a41a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e08cc {
  color: #4e08cc;
}
Background
.bg-4e08cc {
  background-color: #4e08cc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e08cc {
  border: 2px solid #4e08cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e08cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 8 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e08cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e08cc, #b008cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e08cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 8 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.79 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.80 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.75 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.32 #b1f733 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e08cc  rgb(78, 8, 204)  hsl(261, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#86cc08  rgb(134, 204, 8)  hsl(81, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cc4e08  rgb(204, 78, 8)  hsl(21, 92%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#08cc4e  rgb(8, 204, 78)  hsl(141, 92%, 42%)  Malachite