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#4E1EA9

#4e1ea9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e1ea9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 11.76% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 82.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 260.72°, with 69.85% saturation and 39.02% 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 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 6.55.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#663399
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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #79a91e

Split complementary

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #a9941e
  3. #33a91e

Analogous

  1. #1e33a9
  2. #4e1ea9
  3. #941ea9

Triadic

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #a94e1e
  3. #1ea94e

Tetradic

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #a91e79
  3. #79a91e
  4. #1ea94e

Square

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #a91e33
  3. #79a91e
  4. #1ea994

Monochromatic

  1. #120727
  2. #301268
  3. #4e1ea9
  4. #7038dc
  5. #9f79e7

Shades

#4e1ea9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #461b98
  3. #3e1887
  4. #371576
  5. #2f1265
  6. #270f55
  7. #1f0c44
  8. #170933
  9. #100622
  10. #080311
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e1ea9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #6035b2
  3. #714bba
  4. #8362c3
  5. #9578cb
  6. #a78fd4
  7. #b8a5dd
  8. #cabce5
  9. #dcd2ee
  10. #ede9f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e1ea9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e1ea9
  2. #5328a5
  3. #5832a1
  4. #5d3b9d
  5. #624599
  6. #674f95
  7. #6c5990
  8. #71638c
  9. #766c88
  10. #7b7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473779 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ea7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b4865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c3b86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e1ea9 {
  color: #4e1ea9;
}
Background
.bg-4e1ea9 {
  background-color: #4e1ea9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e1ea9 {
  border: 2px solid #4e1ea9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e1ea9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 30 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 70% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e1ea9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e1ea9, #941ea9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e1ea9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 30 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.55 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.71 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 6.74 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.01 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.03 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.15 #b1e156 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#4e1ea9  rgb(78, 30, 169)  hsl(261, 70%, 39%)  Zaffre
#79a91e  rgb(121, 169, 30)  hsl(81, 70%, 39%)  Apple Green
#a94e1e  rgb(169, 78, 30)  hsl(21, 70%, 39%)  Sienna
#1ea94e  rgb(30, 169, 78)  hsl(141, 70%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green