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#4E17BB

#4e17bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e17bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.02% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 87.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 260.12°, with 78.1% saturation and 41.18% 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 9.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.28.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0582

Complementary

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #84bb17

Split complementary

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #bba017
  3. #32bb17

Analogous

  1. #1732bb
  2. #4e17bb
  3. #a017bb

Triadic

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #bb4e17
  3. #17bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #bb1784
  3. #84bb17
  4. #17bb4e

Square

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #bb1732
  3. #84bb17
  4. #17bba0

Monochromatic

  1. #150633
  2. #320f77
  3. #4e17bb
  4. #7338e7
  5. #a37cef

Shades

#4e17bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #4615a8
  3. #3e1296
  4. #371083
  5. #2f0e70
  6. #270c5e
  7. #1f094b
  8. #170738
  9. #100525
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e17bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #602ec2
  3. #7145c9
  4. #835dcf
  5. #9574d6
  6. #a78bdd
  7. #b8a2e4
  8. #cab9eb
  9. #dcd1f1
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e17bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e17bb
  2. #5322b5
  3. #582caf
  4. #5d37a9
  5. #6241a3
  6. #674c9e
  7. #6c5698
  8. #716192
  9. #766b8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.7:1 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 #0048bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #124e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343e93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e17bb {
  color: #4e17bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e17bb {
  background-color: #4e17bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e17bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e17bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e17bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 23 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 78% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e17bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e17bb, #a017bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e17bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 23 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.81 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.63 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.98 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.24 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.51 #b1e844 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e17bb  rgb(78, 23, 187)  hsl(260, 78%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#84bb17  rgb(132, 187, 23)  hsl(80, 78%, 41%)  Apple Green
#bb4e17  rgb(187, 78, 23)  hsl(20, 78%, 41%)  Mahogany
#17bb4e  rgb(23, 187, 78)  hsl(140, 78%, 41%)  Emerald