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#4E10AD

#4e10ad ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e10ad is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 6.27% green and 67.84% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.91% cyan, 90.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.16% black. Its hue angle is 263.69°, with 83.07% saturation and 37.06% 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 10.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.88.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0501

Complementary

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #6fad10

Split complementary

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #ad9c10
  3. #21ad10

Analogous

  1. #1021ad
  2. #4e10ad
  3. #9c10ad

Triadic

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #ad4e10
  3. #10ad4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #ad106f
  3. #6fad10
  4. #10ad4e

Square

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #ad1021
  3. #6fad10
  4. #10ad9c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0321
  2. #2e0a67
  3. #4e10ad
  4. #6f1fea
  5. #9c65f1

Shades

#4e10ad mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #460e9c
  3. #3e0d8a
  4. #370b79
  5. #2f0a68
  6. #270857
  7. #1f0645
  8. #170534
  9. #100323
  10. #080211
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e10ad mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #6028b5
  3. #7140bd
  4. #8358c6
  5. #9570ce
  6. #a788d6
  7. #b89fde
  8. #cab7e6
  9. #dccfef
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e10ad mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e10ad
  2. #531ba9
  3. #5826a4
  4. #5d32a0
  5. #623d9b
  6. #674897
  7. #6c5392
  8. #715e8e
  9. #766a89
  10. #7b7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46327b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003caa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #274665 ≈ 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-4e10ad {
  color: #4e10ad;
}
Background
.bg-4e10ad {
  background-color: #4e10ad;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e10ad {
  border: 2px solid #4e10ad;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e10ad;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 16 173;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 83% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e10ad {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e10ad, #9c10ad);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e10ad {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 16 173 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.27 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.64 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.00 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.12 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.43 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.70 #b1ef52 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e10ad  rgb(78, 16, 173)  hsl(264, 83%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#6fad10  rgb(111, 173, 16)  hsl(84, 83%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ad4e10  rgb(173, 78, 16)  hsl(24, 83%, 37%)  Rust
#10ad4e  rgb(16, 173, 78)  hsl(144, 83%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green