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#4E15AE

#4e15ae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e15ae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.24% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 87.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 262.35°, with 78.46% saturation and 38.24% 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 10.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0521

Complementary

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #75ae15

Split complementary

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #ae9b15
  3. #29ae15

Analogous

  1. #1529ae
  2. #4e15ae
  3. #9b15ae

Triadic

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #ae4e15
  3. #15ae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #ae1575
  3. #75ae15
  4. #15ae4e

Square

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #ae1529
  3. #75ae15
  4. #15ae9b

Monochromatic

  1. #110525
  2. #2f0d6a
  3. #4e15ae
  4. #702ae5
  5. #9e6eee

Shades

#4e15ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #46139d
  3. #3e118b
  4. #370f7a
  5. #2f0d68
  6. #270b57
  7. #1f0846
  8. #170634
  9. #100423
  10. #080211
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e15ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #602cb6
  3. #7144be
  4. #835bc6
  5. #9573ce
  6. #a78ad7
  7. #b8a1df
  8. #cab9e7
  9. #dcd0ef
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e15ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e15ae
  2. #5320a9
  3. #582aa5
  4. #5d35a0
  5. #62409c
  6. #674b97
  7. #6c5592
  8. #71608e
  9. #766b89
  10. #7b7585
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 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-4e15ae {
  color: #4e15ae;
}
Background
.bg-4e15ae {
  background-color: #4e15ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e15ae {
  border: 2px solid #4e15ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e15ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 21 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 78% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e15ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e15ae, #9b15ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e15ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 21 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.33 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.99 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.70 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.11 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.58 #b1ea51 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e15ae  rgb(78, 21, 174)  hsl(262, 78%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#75ae15  rgb(117, 174, 21)  hsl(82, 78%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ae4e15  rgb(174, 78, 21)  hsl(22, 78%, 38%)  Rust
#15ae4e  rgb(21, 174, 78)  hsl(142, 78%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green