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#4E09B8

#4e09b8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e09b8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.61% cyan, 95.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 263.66°, with 90.67% saturation and 37.84% 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 10.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0528

Complementary

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #73b809

Split complementary

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #b8a509
  3. #1bb809

Analogous

  1. #091bb8
  2. #4e09b8
  3. #a509b8

Triadic

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #b84e09
  3. #09b84e

Tetradic

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #b80973
  3. #73b809
  4. #09b84e

Square

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #b8091b
  3. #73b809
  4. #09b8a5

Monochromatic

  1. #100226
  2. #2f056f
  3. #4e09b8
  4. #701af4
  5. #9d63f7

Shades

#4e09b8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #4608a6
  3. #3e0793
  4. #370681
  5. #2f056e
  6. #27055c
  7. #1f044a
  8. #170337
  9. #100225
  10. #080112
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e09b8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #6022bf
  3. #713ac6
  4. #8353cd
  5. #956bd4
  6. #a784dc
  7. #b89de3
  8. #cab5ea
  9. #dccef1
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e09b8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e09b8
  2. #5315b2
  3. #5821ad
  4. #5d2da7
  5. #6239a2
  6. #67459c
  7. #6c5096
  8. #715c91
  9. #76688b
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473382 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044bc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #19496b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #363990 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e09b8 {
  color: #4e09b8;
}
Background
.bg-4e09b8 {
  background-color: #4e09b8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e09b8 {
  border: 2px solid #4e09b8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e09b8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 9 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e09b8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e09b8, #a509b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e09b8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 9 184 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.05 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.51 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.18 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.33 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.86 #b1f647 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e09b8  rgb(78, 9, 184)  hsl(264, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#73b809  rgb(115, 184, 9)  hsl(84, 91%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b84e09  rgb(184, 78, 9)  hsl(24, 91%, 38%)  Mahogany
#09b84e  rgb(9, 184, 78)  hsl(144, 91%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green