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#4E16CD

#4e16cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e16cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 8.63% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 89.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 258.36°, with 80.62% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.28.

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Relative luminance0.066

Complementary

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #95cd16

Split complementary

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #cdaa16
  3. #39cd16

Analogous

  1. #1639cd
  2. #4e16cd
  3. #aa16cd

Triadic

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #cd4e16
  3. #16cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #cd1695
  3. #95cd16
  4. #16cd4e

Square

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #cd1639
  3. #95cd16
  4. #16cdaa

Monochromatic

  1. #190743
  2. #340f88
  3. #4e16cd
  4. #7745eb
  5. #aa8af2

Shades

#4e16cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #4614b9
  3. #3e12a4
  4. #370f90
  5. #2f0d7b
  6. #270b67
  7. #1f0952
  8. #17073e
  9. #100429
  10. #080215
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e16cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #602dd2
  3. #7145d7
  4. #835cdc
  5. #9573e1
  6. #a78be6
  7. #b8a2eb
  8. #cab9f0
  9. #dcd0f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e16cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e16cd
  2. #5321c5
  3. #582bbe
  4. #5d36b6
  5. #6240ae
  6. #674ba7
  7. #6c569f
  8. #716097
  9. #766b8f
  10. #7b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3a91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2944a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e16cd {
  color: #4e16cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e16cd {
  background-color: #4e16cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e16cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e16cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e16cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 22 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 81% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e16cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e16cd, #aa16cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e16cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 22 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.28 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.75 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.60 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.06 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.51 #b1e932 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e16cd  rgb(78, 22, 205)  hsl(258, 81%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#95cd16  rgb(149, 205, 22)  hsl(78, 81%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd4e16  rgb(205, 78, 22)  hsl(18, 81%, 45%)  Sinopia
#16cd4e  rgb(22, 205, 78)  hsl(138, 81%, 45%)  Malachite