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#4E09AD

#4e09ad ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e09ad is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.53% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.91% cyan, 94.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 265.24°, with 90.11% saturation and 35.69% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.81.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0483

Complementary

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #68ad09

Split complementary

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #ada009
  3. #16ad09

Analogous

  1. #0916ad
  2. #4e09ad
  3. #a009ad

Triadic

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #ad4e09
  3. #09ad4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #ad0968
  3. #68ad09
  4. #09ad4e

Square

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #ad0916
  3. #68ad09
  4. #09ada0

Monochromatic

  1. #0c011c
  2. #2d0564
  3. #4e09ad
  4. #6f10f3
  5. #9b59f6

Shades

#4e09ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #46089c
  3. #3e078a
  4. #370679
  5. #2f0568
  6. #270557
  7. #1f0445
  8. #170334
  9. #100223
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e09ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #6022b5
  3. #713abd
  4. #8353c6
  5. #956bce
  6. #a784d6
  7. #b89dde
  8. #cab5e6
  9. #dcceef
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e09ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e09ad
  2. #5315a9
  3. #5821a4
  4. #5d2da0
  5. #62399b
  6. #674597
  7. #6c5092
  8. #715c8e
  9. #766889
  10. #7b7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45307a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #274465 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e09ad {
  color: #4e09ad;
}
Background
.bg-4e09ad {
  background-color: #4e09ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e09ad {
  border: 2px solid #4e09ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e09ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 9 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 90% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e09ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e09ad, #a009ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e09ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 9 173 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.81 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.27 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.43 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.07 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.38 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.73 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.79 #b1f652 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e09ad  rgb(78, 9, 173)  hsl(265, 90%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#68ad09  rgb(104, 173, 9)  hsl(85, 90%, 36%)  Kelly Green
#ad4e09  rgb(173, 78, 9)  hsl(25, 90%, 36%)  Rust
#09ad4e  rgb(9, 173, 78)  hsl(145, 90%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green