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#4E11E9

#4e11e9 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e11e9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 6.67% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.52% cyan, 92.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 256.94°, with 86.4% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600ff
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Relative luminance0.079

Complementary

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #ace911

Split complementary

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #e9ba11
  3. #40e911

Analogous

  1. #1140e9
  2. #4e11e9
  3. #ba11e9

Triadic

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #e94e11
  3. #11e94e

Tetradic

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #e911ac
  3. #ace911
  4. #11e94e

Square

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #e91140
  3. #ace911
  4. #11e9ba

Monochromatic

  1. #1e075a
  2. #360ca2
  3. #4e11e9
  4. #8154f3
  5. #b59bf8

Shades

#4e11e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #460fd2
  3. #3e0eba
  4. #370ca3
  5. #2f0a8c
  6. #270975
  7. #1f075d
  8. #170546
  9. #10032f
  10. #080217
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e11e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #6029eb
  3. #7141ed
  4. #8358f0
  5. #9570f2
  6. #a788f4
  7. #b8a0f6
  8. #cab8f8
  9. #dccffb
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e11e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e11e9
  2. #531cdf
  3. #5827d4
  4. #5d32ca
  5. #623dbf
  6. #6749b5
  7. #6c54aa
  8. #715fa0
  9. #766a95
  10. #7b758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f3fa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006189 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039e7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #014db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e11e9 {
  color: #4e11e9;
}
Background
.bg-4e11e9 {
  background-color: #4e11e9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e11e9 {
  border: 2px solid #4e11e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e11e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 17 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e11e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e11e9, #ba11e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e11e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 17 233 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.56 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.49 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.99 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.00 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.05 #b1ee16 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4e11e9  rgb(78, 17, 233)  hsl(257, 86%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#ace911  rgb(172, 233, 17)  hsl(77, 86%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#e94e11  rgb(233, 78, 17)  hsl(17, 86%, 49%)  Flame
#11e94e  rgb(17, 233, 78)  hsl(137, 86%, 49%)  Malachite