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#4E0ABA

#4e0aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e0aba is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.06% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 263.18°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0538

Complementary

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #76ba0a

Split complementary

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #baa60a
  3. #1eba0a

Analogous

  1. #0a1eba
  2. #4e0aba
  3. #a60aba

Triadic

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #ba4e0a
  3. #0aba4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #ba0a76
  3. #76ba0a
  4. #0aba4e

Square

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #ba0a1e
  3. #76ba0a
  4. #0abaa6

Monochromatic

  1. #110229
  2. #300671
  3. #4e0aba
  4. #701ef3
  5. #9e66f7

Shades

#4e0aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #4609a7
  3. #3e0895
  4. #370782
  5. #2f0670
  6. #27055d
  7. #1f044a
  8. #170338
  9. #100225
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #6023c1
  3. #713bc8
  4. #8354cf
  5. #956cd6
  6. #a785dd
  7. #b89de3
  8. #cab6ea
  9. #dccef1
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0aba
  2. #5316b4
  3. #5822ae
  4. #5d2da9
  5. #6239a3
  6. #67459d
  7. #6c5197
  8. #715d91
  9. #76688c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 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 #0030b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #353a92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0aba {
  color: #4e0aba;
}
Background
.bg-4e0aba {
  background-color: #4e0aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0aba {
  border: 2px solid #4e0aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0aba, #a60aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.92 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.05 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.57 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.82 #b1f545 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e0aba  rgb(78, 10, 186)  hsl(263, 90%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#76ba0a  rgb(118, 186, 10)  hsl(83, 90%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ba4e0a  rgb(186, 78, 10)  hsl(23, 90%, 38%)  Mahogany
#0aba4e  rgb(10, 186, 78)  hsl(143, 90%, 38%)  Emerald