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#4E1BB9

#4e1bb9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1bb9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.59% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.84% cyan, 85.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 259.37°, with 74.53% saturation and 41.57% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.56.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0591

Complementary

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #86b91b

Split complementary

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #b99d1b
  3. #37b91b

Analogous

  1. #1b37b9
  2. #4e1bb9
  3. #9d1bb9

Triadic

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #b94e1b
  3. #1bb94e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #b91b86
  3. #86b91b
  4. #1bb94e

Square

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #b91b37
  3. #86b91b
  4. #1bb99d

Monochromatic

  1. #160833
  2. #321176
  3. #4e1bb9
  4. #733ee3
  5. #a380ed

Shades

#4e1bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #4618a7
  3. #3e1694
  4. #371382
  5. #2f106f
  6. #270e5d
  7. #1f0b4a
  8. #170838
  9. #100525
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #6032c0
  3. #7149c7
  4. #835fce
  5. #9576d5
  6. #a78ddc
  7. #b8a4e3
  8. #cabbea
  9. #dcd1f1
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1bb9
  2. #5325b3
  3. #582fae
  4. #5d39a8
  5. #6243a2
  6. #674e9d
  7. #6c5897
  8. #716291
  9. #766c8b
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493884 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #164e6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #353f92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1bb9 {
  color: #4e1bb9;
}
Background
.bg-4e1bb9 {
  background-color: #4e1bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 27 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1bb9, #9d1bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 27 185 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.85 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.85 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.08 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.13 #b1e446 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e1bb9  rgb(78, 27, 185)  hsl(259, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#86b91b  rgb(134, 185, 27)  hsl(79, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#b94e1b  rgb(185, 78, 27)  hsl(19, 75%, 42%)  Rust
#1bb94e  rgb(27, 185, 78)  hsl(139, 75%, 42%)  Emerald