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#4E15E2

#4e15e2 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e15e2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.24% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.49% cyan, 90.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 256.68°, with 83% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.98.

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Relative luminance0.0765

Complementary

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #a9e215

Split complementary

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #e2b415
  3. #43e215

Analogous

  1. #1543e2
  2. #4e15e2
  3. #b415e2

Triadic

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #e24e15
  3. #15e24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #e215a9
  3. #a9e215
  4. #15e24e

Square

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #e21543
  3. #a9e215
  4. #15e2b4

Monochromatic

  1. #1e0856
  2. #360e9c
  3. #4e15e2
  4. #7f54ef
  5. #b49af6

Shades

#4e15e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #4613cb
  3. #3e11b5
  4. #370f9e
  5. #2f0d88
  6. #270b71
  7. #1f085a
  8. #170644
  9. #10042d
  10. #080217
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e15e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #602ce5
  3. #7144e8
  4. #835beb
  5. #9573ee
  6. #a78af1
  7. #b8a1f3
  8. #cab9f6
  9. #dcd0f9
  10. #ede8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e15e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e15e2
  2. #5320d8
  3. #582ace
  4. #5d35c5
  5. #6240bb
  6. #674bb1
  7. #6c55a7
  8. #71609d
  9. #766b94
  10. #7b758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e3ea0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f86 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #124bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e15e2 {
  color: #4e15e2;
}
Background
.bg-4e15e2 {
  background-color: #4e15e2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e15e2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e15e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e15e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 21 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 83% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e15e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e15e2, #b415e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e15e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 21 226 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.98 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.22 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.44 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.07 #b1ea1d Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4e15e2  rgb(78, 21, 226)  hsl(257, 83%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#a9e215  rgb(169, 226, 21)  hsl(77, 83%, 48%)  Inchworm
#e24e15  rgb(226, 78, 21)  hsl(17, 83%, 48%)  Flame
#15e24e  rgb(21, 226, 78)  hsl(137, 83%, 48%)  Malachite