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#4E14AE

#4e14ae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e14ae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 88.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 262.6°, with 79.38% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0518

Complementary

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #74ae14

Split complementary

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #ae9b14
  3. #27ae14

Analogous

  1. #1427ae
  2. #4e14ae
  3. #9b14ae

Triadic

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #ae4e14
  3. #14ae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #ae1474
  3. #74ae14
  4. #14ae4e

Square

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #ae1427
  3. #74ae14
  4. #14ae9b

Monochromatic

  1. #100425
  2. #2f0c69
  3. #4e14ae
  4. #7028e6
  5. #9e6dee

Shades

#4e14ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #46129d
  3. #3e108b
  4. #370e7a
  5. #2f0c68
  6. #270a57
  7. #1f0846
  8. #170634
  9. #100423
  10. #080211
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e14ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #602cb6
  3. #7143be
  4. #835bc6
  5. #9572ce
  6. #a78ad7
  7. #b8a1df
  8. #cab9e7
  9. #dcd0ef
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e14ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e14ae
  2. #531fa9
  3. #582aa5
  4. #5d34a0
  5. #623f9c
  6. #674a97
  7. #6c5592
  8. #71608e
  9. #766a89
  10. #7b7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46347c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #264766 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e14ae {
  color: #4e14ae;
}
Background
.bg-4e14ae {
  background-color: #4e14ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e14ae {
  border: 2px solid #4e14ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e14ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 20 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 79% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e14ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e14ae, #9b14ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e14ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 20 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.89 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.31 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.94 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.30 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.61 #b1eb51 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e14ae  rgb(78, 20, 174)  hsl(263, 79%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#74ae14  rgb(116, 174, 20)  hsl(83, 79%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ae4e14  rgb(174, 78, 20)  hsl(23, 79%, 38%)  Rust
#14ae4e  rgb(20, 174, 78)  hsl(143, 79%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green