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#4E18CD

#4e18cd ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e18cd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 257.9°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.38.

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Relative luminance0.0668

Complementary

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #97cd18

Split complementary

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #cda818
  3. #3ccd18

Analogous

  1. #183ccd
  2. #4e18cd
  3. #a818cd

Triadic

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #cd4e18
  3. #18cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #cd1897
  3. #97cd18
  4. #18cd4e

Square

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #cd183c
  3. #97cd18
  4. #18cda8

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0844
  2. #341089
  3. #4e18cd
  4. #7848ea
  5. #ab8cf2

Shades

#4e18cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #4616b9
  3. #3e13a4
  4. #371190
  5. #2f0e7b
  6. #270c67
  7. #1f0a52
  8. #17073e
  9. #100529
  10. #080215
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e18cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #602fd2
  3. #7146d7
  4. #835ddc
  5. #9574e1
  6. #a78ce6
  7. #b8a3eb
  8. #cabaf0
  9. #dcd1f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e18cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e18cd
  2. #5322c5
  3. #582dbe
  4. #5d37b6
  5. #6242ae
  6. #674ca7
  7. #6c569f
  8. #716197
  9. #766b8f
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005679 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2945a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e18cd {
  color: #4e18cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e18cd {
  background-color: #4e18cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e18cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e18cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e18cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e18cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e18cd, #a818cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e18cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.38 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.39 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.32 #b1e732 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4e18cd  rgb(78, 24, 205)  hsl(258, 79%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#97cd18  rgb(151, 205, 24)  hsl(78, 79%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd4e18  rgb(205, 78, 24)  hsl(18, 79%, 45%)  Sinopia
#18cd4e  rgb(24, 205, 78)  hsl(138, 79%, 45%)  Malachite