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#4E14AA

#4e14aa ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e14aa is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 7.84% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.12% cyan, 88.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.33% black. Its hue angle is 263.2°, with 78.95% saturation and 37.25% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.22.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0502

Complementary

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #70aa14

Split complementary

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #aa9914
  3. #25aa14

Analogous

  1. #1425aa
  2. #4e14aa
  3. #9914aa

Triadic

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #aa4e14
  3. #14aa4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #aa1470
  3. #70aa14
  4. #14aa4e

Square

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #aa1425
  3. #70aa14
  4. #14aa99

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0421
  2. #2f0c66
  3. #4e14aa
  4. #6f25e5
  5. #9d6aed

Shades

#4e14aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #461299
  3. #3e1088
  4. #370e77
  5. #2f0c66
  6. #270a55
  7. #1f0844
  8. #170633
  9. #100422
  10. #080211
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e14aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #602cb3
  3. #7143bb
  4. #835bc4
  5. #9572cc
  6. #a78ad5
  7. #b8a1dd
  8. #cab9e6
  9. #dcd0ee
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e14aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e14aa
  2. #531fa6
  3. #582aa2
  4. #5d349d
  5. #623f99
  6. #674a95
  7. #6c5591
  8. #71608d
  9. #766a88
  10. #7b7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463379 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042ae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ca7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4564 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035ac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3786 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e14aa {
  color: #4e14aa;
}
Background
.bg-4e14aa {
  background-color: #4e14aa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e14aa {
  border: 2px solid #4e14aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e14aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 20 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 79% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e14aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e14aa, #9914aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e14aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 20 170 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.29 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.42 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.61 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.83 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.07 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.49 #b1eb55 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e14aa  rgb(78, 20, 170)  hsl(263, 79%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#70aa14  rgb(112, 170, 20)  hsl(83, 79%, 37%)  Apple Green
#aa4e14  rgb(170, 78, 20)  hsl(23, 79%, 37%)  Sienna
#14aa4e  rgb(20, 170, 78)  hsl(143, 79%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green