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#4E0DAE

#4e0dae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e0dae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 5.1% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 92.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 264.22°, with 86.1% saturation and 36.67% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0496

Complementary

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #6dae0d

Split complementary

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #ae9f0d
  3. #1dae0d

Analogous

  1. #0d1dae
  2. #4e0dae
  3. #9f0dae

Triadic

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #ae4e0d
  3. #0dae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #ae0d6d
  3. #6dae0d
  4. #0dae4e

Square

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #ae0d1d
  3. #6dae0d
  4. #0dae9f

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0220
  2. #2e0867
  3. #4e0dae
  4. #6f1aee
  5. #9c61f3

Shades

#4e0dae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #460c9d
  3. #3e0a8b
  4. #37097a
  5. #2f0868
  6. #270757
  7. #1f0546
  8. #170434
  9. #100323
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0dae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #6025b6
  3. #713dbe
  4. #8356c6
  5. #956ece
  6. #a786d7
  7. #b89edf
  8. #cab6e7
  9. #dccfef
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0dae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0dae
  2. #5319a9
  3. #5824a5
  4. #5d30a0
  5. #623b9c
  6. #674797
  7. #6c5292
  8. #715e8e
  9. #766989
  10. #7b7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45327b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #264566 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0dae {
  color: #4e0dae;
}
Background
.bg-4e0dae {
  background-color: #4e0dae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0dae {
  border: 2px solid #4e0dae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0dae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 13 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 86% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0dae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0dae, #9f0dae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0dae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 13 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.76 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.27 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.67 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.21 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.21 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.64 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.82 #b1f251 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e0dae  rgb(78, 13, 174)  hsl(264, 86%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#6dae0d  rgb(109, 174, 13)  hsl(84, 86%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#ae4e0d  rgb(174, 78, 13)  hsl(24, 86%, 37%)  Rust
#0dae4e  rgb(13, 174, 78)  hsl(144, 86%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green