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#4E09B4

#4e09b4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e09b4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.67% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 264.21°, with 90.48% saturation and 37.06% 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 10.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.29.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0511

Complementary

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #6fb409

Split complementary

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #b4a409
  3. #19b409

Analogous

  1. #0919b4
  2. #4e09b4
  3. #a409b4

Triadic

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #b44e09
  3. #09b44e

Tetradic

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #b4096f
  3. #6fb409
  4. #09b44e

Square

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #b40919
  3. #6fb409
  4. #09b4a4

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0222
  2. #2e056b
  3. #4e09b4
  4. #6f16f3
  5. #9c5ff7

Shades

#4e09b4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #4608a2
  3. #3e0790
  4. #37067e
  5. #2f056c
  6. #27055a
  7. #1f0448
  8. #170336
  9. #100224
  10. #080112
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e09b4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #6022bc
  3. #713ac3
  4. #8353cb
  5. #956bd2
  6. #a784da
  7. #b89de1
  8. #cab5e9
  9. #dccef0
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e09b4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e09b4
  2. #5315af
  3. #5821aa
  4. #5d2da4
  5. #62399f
  6. #67459a
  7. #6c5095
  8. #715c90
  9. #76688a
  10. #7b7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46327f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f4869 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034b6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37388d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e09b4 {
  color: #4e09b4;
}
Background
.bg-4e09b4 {
  background-color: #4e09b4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e09b4 {
  border: 2px solid #4e09b4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e09b4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 9 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 90% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e09b4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e09b4, #a409b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e09b4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 9 180 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.38 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.36 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.62 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.69 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.86 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.89 #b1f64b Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e09b4  rgb(78, 9, 180)  hsl(264, 90%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#6fb409  rgb(111, 180, 9)  hsl(84, 90%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#b44e09  rgb(180, 78, 9)  hsl(24, 90%, 37%)  Mahogany
#09b44e  rgb(9, 180, 78)  hsl(144, 90%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green