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#4E15BC

#4e15bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e15bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.24% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 88.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 260.48°, with 79.9% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.17.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0579

Complementary

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #83bc15

Split complementary

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #bca115
  3. #2fbc15

Analogous

  1. #152fbc
  2. #4e15bc
  3. #a115bc

Triadic

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #bc4e15
  3. #15bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #bc1583
  3. #83bc15
  4. #15bc4e

Square

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #bc152f
  3. #83bc15
  4. #15bca1

Monochromatic

  1. #150632
  2. #310d77
  3. #4e15bc
  4. #7235e8
  5. #a27af0

Shades

#4e15bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #4613a9
  3. #3e1196
  4. #370f84
  5. #2f0d71
  6. #270b5e
  7. #1f084b
  8. #170638
  9. #100426
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e15bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #602cc3
  3. #7144c9
  4. #835bd0
  5. #9573d7
  6. #a78ade
  7. #b8a1e4
  8. #cab9eb
  9. #dcd0f2
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e15bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e15bc
  2. #5320b6
  3. #582ab0
  4. #5d35aa
  5. #6240a4
  6. #674b9e
  7. #6c5598
  8. #716092
  9. #766b8c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #104e6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333e94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e15bc {
  color: #4e15bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e15bc {
  background-color: #4e15bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e15bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e15bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e15bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 21 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 80% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e15bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e15bc, #a115bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e15bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 21 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.82 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.53 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.56 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.93 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.41 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.67 #b1ea43 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e15bc  rgb(78, 21, 188)  hsl(260, 80%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#83bc15  rgb(131, 188, 21)  hsl(80, 80%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bc4e15  rgb(188, 78, 21)  hsl(20, 80%, 41%)  Mahogany
#15bc4e  rgb(21, 188, 78)  hsl(140, 80%, 41%)  Emerald