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#4E25C2

#4e25c2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e25c2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 14.51% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.79% cyan, 80.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 255.67°, with 67.97% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 6.26.

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Web safe#6633cc
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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #99c225

Split complementary

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #c29c25
  3. #4ac225

Analogous

  1. #254ac2
  2. #4e25c2
  3. #9c25c2

Triadic

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #c24e25
  3. #25c24e

Tetradic

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #c22599
  3. #99c225
  4. #25c24e

Square

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #c2254a
  3. #99c225
  4. #25c29c

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0c41
  2. #341982
  3. #4e25c2
  4. #7955df
  5. #ac95eb

Shades

#4e25c2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #4621af
  3. #3e1e9b
  4. #371a88
  5. #2f1674
  6. #271361
  7. #1f0f4e
  8. #170b3a
  9. #100727
  10. #080413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e25c2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #603bc8
  3. #7151ce
  4. #8366d4
  5. #957cda
  6. #a792e1
  7. #b8a8e7
  8. #cabeed
  9. #dcd3f3
  10. #ede9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e25c2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e25c2
  2. #532ebb
  3. #5837b5
  4. #5d40ae
  5. #6249a8
  6. #6753a1
  7. #6c5c9a
  8. #716594
  9. #766e8d
  10. #7b7787
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3e8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ec6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045bf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005575 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ac0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30469a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e25c2 {
  color: #4e25c2;
}
Background
.bg-4e25c2 {
  background-color: #4e25c2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e25c2 {
  border: 2px solid #4e25c2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e25c2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 37 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 68% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e25c2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e25c2, #9c25c2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e25c2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 37 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.26 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.59 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.62 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.93 #b1da3d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e25c2  rgb(78, 37, 194)  hsl(256, 68%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#99c225  rgb(153, 194, 37)  hsl(76, 68%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c24e25  rgb(194, 78, 37)  hsl(16, 68%, 45%)  Sinopia
#25c24e  rgb(37, 194, 78)  hsl(136, 68%, 45%)  Lime Green