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#4E12EA

#4e12ea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e12ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 256.67°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.16.

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Relative luminance0.0799

Complementary

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #aeea12

Split complementary

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #eaba12
  3. #42ea12

Analogous

  1. #1242ea
  2. #4e12ea
  3. #ba12ea

Triadic

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #ea4e12
  3. #12ea4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #ea12ae
  3. #aeea12
  4. #12ea4e

Square

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #ea1242
  3. #aeea12
  4. #12eaba

Monochromatic

  1. #1f075c
  2. #360da3
  3. #4e12ea
  4. #8256f2
  5. #b69df7

Shades

#4e12ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #4610d3
  3. #3e0ebb
  4. #370da4
  5. #2f0b8c
  6. #270975
  7. #1f075e
  8. #170546
  9. #10042f
  10. #080217
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e12ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #602aec
  3. #7141ee
  4. #8359f0
  5. #9571f2
  6. #a789f5
  7. #b8a0f7
  8. #cab8f9
  9. #dcd0fb
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e12ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e12ea
  2. #531ddf
  3. #5828d5
  4. #5d33ca
  5. #623ec0
  6. #6749b5
  7. #6c54aa
  8. #715fa0
  9. #766a95
  10. #7b758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f3fa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004db8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e12ea {
  color: #4e12ea;
}
Background
.bg-4e12ea {
  background-color: #4e12ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e12ea {
  border: 2px solid #4e12ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e12ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e12ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e12ea, #ba12ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e12ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.75 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.13 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 8.92 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.95 #b1ed15 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4e12ea  rgb(78, 18, 234)  hsl(257, 86%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#aeea12  rgb(174, 234, 18)  hsl(77, 86%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ea4e12  rgb(234, 78, 18)  hsl(17, 86%, 49%)  Flame
#12ea4e  rgb(18, 234, 78)  hsl(137, 86%, 49%)  Malachite