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#4E09BA

#4e09ba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e09ba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.06% cyan, 95.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 263.39°, with 90.77% saturation and 38.24% 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 10.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.96.

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Relative luminance0.0536

Complementary

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #75ba09

Split complementary

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #baa709
  3. #1dba09

Analogous

  1. #091dba
  2. #4e09ba
  3. #a709ba

Triadic

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #ba4e09
  3. #09ba4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #ba0975
  3. #75ba09
  4. #09ba4e

Square

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #ba091d
  3. #75ba09
  4. #09baa7

Monochromatic

  1. #110228
  2. #2f0571
  3. #4e09ba
  4. #701cf4
  5. #9e64f8

Shades

#4e09ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #4608a7
  3. #3e0795
  4. #370682
  5. #2f0570
  6. #27055d
  7. #1f044a
  8. #170338
  9. #100225
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e09ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #6022c1
  3. #713ac8
  4. #8353cf
  5. #956bd6
  6. #a784dd
  7. #b89de3
  8. #cab5ea
  9. #dccef1
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e09ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e09ba
  2. #5315b4
  3. #5821ae
  4. #5d2da9
  5. #6239a3
  6. #67459d
  7. #6c5097
  8. #715c91
  9. #76688c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473383 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #154a6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #353a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e09ba {
  color: #4e09ba;
}
Background
.bg-4e09ba {
  background-color: #4e09ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e09ba {
  border: 2px solid #4e09ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e09ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 9 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 91% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e09ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e09ba, #a709ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e09ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 9 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.96 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.59 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.93 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.07 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.60 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.86 #b1f645 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e09ba  rgb(78, 9, 186)  hsl(263, 91%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#75ba09  rgb(117, 186, 9)  hsl(83, 91%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ba4e09  rgb(186, 78, 9)  hsl(23, 91%, 38%)  Mahogany
#09ba4e  rgb(9, 186, 78)  hsl(143, 91%, 38%)  Emerald