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#4E14BB

#4e14bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e14bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 7.84% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 89.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 260.84°, with 80.68% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0571

Complementary

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #81bb14

Split complementary

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #bba214
  3. #2dbb14

Analogous

  1. #142dbb
  2. #4e14bb
  3. #a214bb

Triadic

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #bb4e14
  3. #14bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #bb1481
  3. #81bb14
  4. #14bb4e

Square

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #bb142d
  3. #81bb14
  4. #14bba2

Monochromatic

  1. #140531
  2. #310d76
  3. #4e14bb
  4. #7232e9
  5. #a277f1

Shades

#4e14bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #4612a8
  3. #3e1096
  4. #370e83
  5. #2f0c70
  6. #270a5e
  7. #1f084b
  8. #170638
  9. #100425
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e14bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #602cc2
  3. #7143c9
  4. #835bcf
  5. #9572d6
  6. #a78add
  7. #b8a1e4
  8. #cab9eb
  9. #dcd0f1
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e14bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e14bb
  2. #531fb5
  3. #582aaf
  4. #5d34a9
  5. #623fa3
  6. #674a9e
  7. #6c5598
  8. #716092
  9. #766a8c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #124d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343d93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e14bb {
  color: #4e14bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e14bb {
  background-color: #4e14bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e14bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e14bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e14bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 20 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e14bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e14bb, #a214bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e14bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 20 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.74 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.71 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.40 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.62 #b1eb44 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e14bb  rgb(78, 20, 187)  hsl(261, 81%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#81bb14  rgb(129, 187, 20)  hsl(81, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bb4e14  rgb(187, 78, 20)  hsl(21, 81%, 41%)  Mahogany
#14bb4e  rgb(20, 187, 78)  hsl(141, 81%, 41%)  Emerald