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#4E16AB

#4e16ab ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e16ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.63% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.39% cyan, 87.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 262.55°, with 77.2% saturation and 37.84% 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 10.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.19.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0513

Complementary

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #73ab16

Split complementary

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #ab9816
  3. #28ab16

Analogous

  1. #1628ab
  2. #4e16ab
  3. #9816ab

Triadic

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #ab4e16
  3. #16ab4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #ab1673
  3. #73ab16
  4. #16ab4e

Square

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #ab1628
  3. #73ab16
  4. #16ab98

Monochromatic

  1. #100523
  2. #2f0d67
  3. #4e16ab
  4. #702ae4
  5. #9d6eec

Shades

#4e16ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #46149a
  3. #3e1289
  4. #370f78
  5. #2f0d67
  6. #270b56
  7. #1f0944
  8. #170733
  9. #100422
  10. #080211
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e16ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #602db3
  3. #7145bc
  4. #835cc4
  5. #9573cd
  6. #a78bd5
  7. #b8a2dd
  8. #cab9e6
  9. #dcd0ee
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e16ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e16ab
  2. #5321a7
  3. #582ba2
  4. #5d369e
  5. #62409a
  6. #674b96
  7. #6c5691
  8. #71608d
  9. #766b89
  10. #7b7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46347a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043af ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003da8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #294665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031a9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3887 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e16ab {
  color: #4e16ab;
}
Background
.bg-4e16ab {
  background-color: #4e16ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e16ab {
  border: 2px solid #4e16ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e16ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 22 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 77% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e16ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e16ab, #9816ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e16ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 22 171 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.32 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.66 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.50 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.94 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.99 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.45 #b1e954 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e16ab  rgb(78, 22, 171)  hsl(263, 77%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#73ab16  rgb(115, 171, 22)  hsl(83, 77%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ab4e16  rgb(171, 78, 22)  hsl(23, 77%, 38%)  Sienna
#16ab4e  rgb(22, 171, 78)  hsl(143, 77%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green