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#4E12BA

#4e12ba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e12ba is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 7.06% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.06% cyan, 90.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 261.43°, with 82.35% saturation and 40% 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 9.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.13.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.056

Complementary

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #7eba12

Split complementary

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #baa212
  3. #2aba12

Analogous

  1. #122aba
  2. #4e12ba
  3. #a212ba

Triadic

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #ba4e12
  3. #12ba4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #ba127e
  3. #7eba12
  4. #12ba4e

Square

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #ba122a
  3. #7eba12
  4. #12baa2

Monochromatic

  1. #14052e
  2. #310b74
  3. #4e12ba
  4. #712eeb
  5. #a174f1

Shades

#4e12ba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #4610a7
  3. #3e0e95
  4. #370d82
  5. #2f0b70
  6. #27095d
  7. #1f074a
  8. #170538
  9. #100425
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e12ba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #602ac1
  3. #7141c8
  4. #8359cf
  5. #9571d6
  6. #a789dd
  7. #b8a0e3
  8. #cab8ea
  9. #dcd0f1
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e12ba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e12ba
  2. #531db4
  3. #5828ae
  4. #5d33a9
  5. #623ea3
  6. #67499d
  7. #6c5497
  8. #715f91
  9. #766a8c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #154c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343c92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e12ba {
  color: #4e12ba;
}
Background
.bg-4e12ba {
  background-color: #4e12ba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e12ba {
  border: 2px solid #4e12ba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e12ba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 18 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 82% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e12ba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e12ba, #a212ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e12ba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 18 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.66 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.30 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.41 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.46 #b1ed45 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e12ba  rgb(78, 18, 186)  hsl(261, 82%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7eba12  rgb(126, 186, 18)  hsl(81, 82%, 40%)  Apple Green
#ba4e12  rgb(186, 78, 18)  hsl(21, 82%, 40%)  Mahogany
#12ba4e  rgb(18, 186, 78)  hsl(141, 82%, 40%)  Emerald