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#4E18BE

#4e18be ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e18be is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 9.41% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.95% cyan, 87.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 259.52°, with 77.57% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0599

Complementary

  1. #4e18be
  2. #88be18

Split complementary

  1. #4e18be
  2. #bea118
  3. #35be18

Analogous

  1. #1835be
  2. #4e18be
  3. #a118be

Triadic

  1. #4e18be
  2. #be4e18
  3. #18be4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e18be
  2. #be1888
  3. #88be18
  4. #18be4e

Square

  1. #4e18be
  2. #be1835
  3. #88be18
  4. #18bea1

Monochromatic

  1. #160736
  2. #320f7a
  3. #4e18be
  4. #743ce6
  5. #a480ef

Shades

#4e18be mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e18be
  2. #4616ab
  3. #3e1398
  4. #371185
  5. #2f0e72
  6. #270c5f
  7. #1f0a4c
  8. #170739
  9. #100526
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e18be mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e18be
  2. #602fc5
  3. #7146cb
  4. #835dd2
  5. #9574d8
  6. #a78cdf
  7. #b8a3e5
  8. #cabaec
  9. #dcd1f2
  10. #ede8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e18be mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e18be
  2. #5322b8
  3. #582db2
  4. #5d37ab
  5. #6242a5
  6. #674c9f
  7. #6c5699
  8. #716193
  9. #766b8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0a4f70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #324096 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e18be {
  color: #4e18be;
}
Background
.bg-4e18be {
  background-color: #4e18be;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e18be {
  border: 2px solid #4e18be;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e18be;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 78% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e18be {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e18be, #a118be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e18be {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.55 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.40 #b1e741 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e18be  rgb(78, 24, 190)  hsl(260, 78%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#88be18  rgb(136, 190, 24)  hsl(80, 78%, 42%)  Apple Green
#be4e18  rgb(190, 78, 24)  hsl(20, 78%, 42%)  Mahogany
#18be4e  rgb(24, 190, 78)  hsl(140, 78%, 42%)  Lime Green