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#4E17C5

#4e17c5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e17c5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.41% cyan, 88.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 258.97°, with 79.09% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #8ec517

Split complementary

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #c5a517
  3. #37c517

Analogous

  1. #1737c5
  2. #4e17c5
  3. #a517c5

Triadic

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #c54e17
  3. #17c54e

Tetradic

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #c5178e
  3. #8ec517
  4. #17c54e

Square

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #c51737
  3. #8ec517
  4. #17c5a5

Monochromatic

  1. #18073c
  2. #330f81
  3. #4e17c5
  4. #7540e9
  5. #a784f1

Shades

#4e17c5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #4615b1
  3. #3e129e
  4. #37108a
  5. #2f0e76
  6. #270c63
  7. #1f094f
  8. #17073b
  9. #100527
  10. #080214
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e17c5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #602ecb
  3. #7145d1
  4. #835dd6
  5. #9574dc
  6. #a78be2
  7. #b8a2e8
  8. #cab9ee
  9. #dcd1f3
  10. #ede8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e17c5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e17c5
  2. #5322be
  3. #582cb7
  4. #5d37b0
  5. #6241a9
  6. #674ca3
  7. #6c569c
  8. #716195
  9. #766b8e
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a398c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bc9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005274 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e429b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e17c5 {
  color: #4e17c5;
}
Background
.bg-4e17c5 {
  background-color: #4e17c5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e17c5 {
  border: 2px solid #4e17c5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e17c5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 23 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 79% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e17c5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e17c5, #a517c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e17c5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 23 197 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.16 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.71 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.45 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.45 #b1e83a Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e17c5  rgb(78, 23, 197)  hsl(259, 79%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#8ec517  rgb(142, 197, 23)  hsl(79, 79%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#c54e17  rgb(197, 78, 23)  hsl(19, 79%, 43%)  Sinopia
#17c54e  rgb(23, 197, 78)  hsl(139, 79%, 43%)  Lime Green