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#4E17AE

#4e17ae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e17ae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.02% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.17% cyan, 86.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 261.85°, with 76.65% saturation and 38.63% 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 10.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.98.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #77ae17

Split complementary

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #ae9917
  3. #2cae17

Analogous

  1. #172cae
  2. #4e17ae
  3. #9917ae

Triadic

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #ae4e17
  3. #17ae4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #ae1777
  3. #77ae17
  4. #17ae4e

Square

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #ae172c
  3. #77ae17
  4. #17ae99

Monochromatic

  1. #110527
  2. #300e6a
  3. #4e17ae
  4. #702ee3
  5. #9e72ec

Shades

#4e17ae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #46159d
  3. #3e128b
  4. #37107a
  5. #2f0e68
  6. #270c57
  7. #1f0946
  8. #170734
  9. #100523
  10. #080211
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e17ae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #602eb6
  3. #7145be
  4. #835dc6
  5. #9574ce
  6. #a78bd7
  7. #b8a2df
  8. #cab9e7
  9. #dcd1ef
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e17ae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e17ae
  2. #5322a9
  3. #582ca5
  4. #5d37a0
  5. #62419c
  6. #674c97
  7. #6c5692
  8. #71618e
  9. #766b89
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #47357c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #264867 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a3a89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e17ae {
  color: #4e17ae;
}
Background
.bg-4e17ae {
  background-color: #4e17ae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e17ae {
  border: 2px solid #4e17ae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e17ae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 23 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e17ae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e17ae, #9917ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e17ae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 23 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.98 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.36 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.55 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.96 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.37 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.52 #b1e851 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e17ae  rgb(78, 23, 174)  hsl(262, 77%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#77ae17  rgb(119, 174, 23)  hsl(82, 77%, 39%)  Apple Green
#ae4e17  rgb(174, 78, 23)  hsl(22, 77%, 39%)  Rust
#17ae4e  rgb(23, 174, 78)  hsl(142, 77%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green