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#4E21C8

#4e21c8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e21c8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 12.94% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61% cyan, 83.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 256.17°, with 71.67% saturation and 45.69% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0688

Complementary

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #9bc821

Split complementary

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #c8a221
  3. #48c821

Analogous

  1. #2148c8
  2. #4e21c8
  3. #a221c8

Triadic

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #c84e21
  3. #21c84e

Tetradic

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #c8219b
  3. #9bc821
  4. #21c84e

Square

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #c82148
  3. #9bc821
  4. #21c8a2

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0b45
  2. #341686
  3. #4e21c8
  4. #7a53e3
  5. #ad95ed

Shades

#4e21c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #461eb4
  3. #3e1aa0
  4. #37178c
  5. #2f1478
  6. #271164
  7. #1f0d50
  8. #170a3c
  9. #100728
  10. #080314
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e21c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #6037ce
  3. #714dd3
  4. #8364d9
  5. #957ade
  6. #a790e4
  7. #b8a6e9
  8. #cabcef
  9. #dcd3f4
  10. #ede9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e21c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e21c8
  2. #532bc1
  3. #5834ba
  4. #5d3eb2
  5. #6247ab
  6. #6751a4
  7. #6c5a9d
  8. #716496
  9. #766d8e
  10. #7b7787
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3d8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c479e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e21c8 {
  color: #4e21c8;
}
Background
.bg-4e21c8 {
  background-color: #4e21c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e21c8 {
  border: 2px solid #4e21c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e21c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 33 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 72% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e21c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e21c8, #a221c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e21c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 33 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.92 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.96 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.21 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.56 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.85 #b1de37 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e21c8  rgb(78, 33, 200)  hsl(256, 72%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#9bc821  rgb(155, 200, 33)  hsl(76, 72%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#c84e21  rgb(200, 78, 33)  hsl(16, 72%, 46%)  Sinopia
#21c84e  rgb(33, 200, 78)  hsl(136, 72%, 46%)  Lime Green