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#4E20CD

#4e20cd ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e20cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 12.55% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 84.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.95°, with 73% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.35.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0706

Complementary

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #9fcd20

Split complementary

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #cda420
  3. #49cd20

Analogous

  1. #2049cd
  2. #4e20cd
  3. #a420cd

Triadic

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #cd4e20
  3. #20cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #cd209f
  3. #9fcd20
  4. #20cd4e

Square

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #cd2049
  3. #9fcd20
  4. #20cda4

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0b49
  2. #35168b
  3. #4e20cd
  4. #7b55e4
  5. #ae97ef

Shades

#4e20cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #461db9
  3. #3e1aa4
  4. #371690
  5. #2f137b
  6. #271067
  7. #1f0d52
  8. #170a3e
  9. #100629
  10. #080315
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e20cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #6036d2
  3. #714dd7
  4. #8363dc
  5. #9579e1
  6. #a790e6
  7. #b8a6eb
  8. #cabcf0
  9. #dcd2f5
  10. #ede9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e20cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e20cd
  2. #532ac5
  3. #5833be
  4. #5d3db6
  5. #6246ae
  6. #6750a7
  7. #6c5a9f
  8. #716397
  9. #766d8f
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3e92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2948a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e20cd {
  color: #4e20cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e20cd {
  background-color: #4e20cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e20cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e20cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e20cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 32 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 73% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e20cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e20cd, #a420cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e20cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 32 205 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.35 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.36 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.70 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.97 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.33 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.72 #b1df32 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4e20cd  rgb(78, 32, 205)  hsl(256, 73%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#9fcd20  rgb(159, 205, 32)  hsl(76, 73%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cd4e20  rgb(205, 78, 32)  hsl(16, 73%, 46%)  Sinopia
#20cd4e  rgb(32, 205, 78)  hsl(136, 73%, 46%)  Malachite