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#4E0EAD

#4e0ead ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e0ead is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 5.49% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.91% cyan, 91.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 264.15°, with 85.03% 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 10.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.86.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0495

Complementary

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #6dad0e

Split complementary

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #ad9e0e
  3. #1ead0e

Analogous

  1. #0e1ead
  2. #4e0ead
  3. #9e0ead

Triadic

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #ad4e0e
  3. #0ead4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #ad0e6d
  3. #6dad0e
  4. #0ead4e

Square

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #ad0e1e
  3. #6dad0e
  4. #0ead9e

Monochromatic

  1. #0e031f
  2. #2e0866
  3. #4e0ead
  4. #6f1bed
  5. #9c62f2

Shades

#4e0ead mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #460d9c
  3. #3e0b8a
  4. #370a79
  5. #2f0868
  6. #270757
  7. #1f0645
  8. #170434
  9. #100323
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e0ead mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #6026b5
  3. #713ebd
  4. #8356c6
  5. #956ece
  6. #a787d6
  7. #b89fde
  8. #cab7e6
  9. #dccfef
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e0ead mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e0ead
  2. #5319a9
  3. #5825a4
  4. #5d30a0
  5. #623c9b
  6. #674797
  7. #6c5292
  8. #715e8e
  9. #766989
  10. #7b7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.55:1 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 #0041b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003baa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #274565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0034af ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e0ead {
  color: #4e0ead;
}
Background
.bg-4e0ead {
  background-color: #4e0ead;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e0ead {
  border: 2px solid #4e0ead;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e0ead;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 14 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e0ead {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e0ead, #9e0ead);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e0ead {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 14 173 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.86 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.26 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.57 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.12 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.55 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.76 #b1f152 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e0ead  rgb(78, 14, 173)  hsl(264, 85%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#6dad0e  rgb(109, 173, 14)  hsl(84, 85%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#ad4e0e  rgb(173, 78, 14)  hsl(24, 85%, 37%)  Rust
#0ead4e  rgb(14, 173, 78)  hsl(144, 85%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green