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#4E1CBB

#4e1cbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1cbb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 10.98% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 258.87°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.51:1 (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 luminance0.0604

Complementary

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #89bb1c

Split complementary

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #bb9e1c
  3. #3abb1c

Analogous

  1. #1c3abb
  2. #4e1cbb
  3. #9e1cbb

Triadic

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #bb4e1c
  3. #1cbb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #bb1c89
  3. #89bb1c
  4. #1cbb4e

Square

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #bb1c3a
  3. #89bb1c
  4. #1cbb9e

Monochromatic

  1. #170836
  2. #321278
  3. #4e1cbb
  4. #7441e3
  5. #a584ed

Shades

#4e1cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #4619a8
  3. #3e1696
  4. #371483
  5. #2f1170
  6. #270e5e
  7. #1f0b4b
  8. #170838
  9. #100625
  10. #080313
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #6033c2
  3. #7149c9
  4. #8360cf
  5. #9577d6
  6. #a78edd
  7. #b8a4e4
  8. #cabbeb
  9. #dcd2f1
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1cbb
  2. #5326b5
  3. #5830af
  4. #5d3aa9
  5. #6244a3
  6. #674e9e
  7. #6c5898
  8. #716292
  9. #766c8c
  10. #7b7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493985 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #124f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #344094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1cbb {
  color: #4e1cbb;
}
Background
.bg-4e1cbb {
  background-color: #4e1cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1cbb {
  border: 2px solid #4e1cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 28 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1cbb, #9e1cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 28 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.97 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.61 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.78 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.96 #b1e344 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e1cbb  rgb(78, 28, 187)  hsl(259, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#89bb1c  rgb(137, 187, 28)  hsl(79, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bb4e1c  rgb(187, 78, 28)  hsl(19, 74%, 42%)  Mahogany
#1cbb4e  rgb(28, 187, 78)  hsl(139, 74%, 42%)  Emerald