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#4E14BC

#4e14bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e14bc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 89.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 260.71°, with 80.77% saturation and 40.78% 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.13.

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Relative luminance0.0575

Complementary

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #82bc14

Split complementary

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #bca214
  3. #2ebc14

Analogous

  1. #142ebc
  2. #4e14bc
  3. #a214bc

Triadic

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #bc4e14
  3. #14bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #bc1482
  3. #82bc14
  4. #14bc4e

Square

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #bc142e
  3. #82bc14
  4. #14bca2

Monochromatic

  1. #150532
  2. #310d77
  3. #4e14bc
  4. #7233e9
  5. #a278f1

Shades

#4e14bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #4612a9
  3. #3e1096
  4. #370e84
  5. #2f0c71
  6. #270a5e
  7. #1f084b
  8. #170638
  9. #100426
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e14bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #602cc3
  3. #7143c9
  4. #835bd0
  5. #9572d7
  6. #a78ade
  7. #b8a1e4
  8. #cab9eb
  9. #dcd0f2
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e14bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e14bc
  2. #531fb6
  3. #582ab0
  4. #5d34aa
  5. #623fa4
  6. #674a9e
  7. #6c5598
  8. #716092
  9. #766a8c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #104d6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e14bc {
  color: #4e14bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e14bc {
  background-color: #4e14bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e14bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e14bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e14bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 20 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 81% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e14bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e14bc, #a214bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e14bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 20 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.13 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.80 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.54 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.97 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.46 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.73 #b1eb43 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e14bc  rgb(78, 20, 188)  hsl(261, 81%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#82bc14  rgb(130, 188, 20)  hsl(81, 81%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bc4e14  rgb(188, 78, 20)  hsl(21, 81%, 41%)  Mahogany
#14bc4e  rgb(20, 188, 78)  hsl(141, 81%, 41%)  Emerald