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#4801AC

#4801ac ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4801ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.14% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 264.91°, with 98.84% saturation and 33.92% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.32.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0438

Complementary

  1. #4801ac
  2. #65ac01

Split complementary

  1. #4801ac
  2. #ac9d01
  3. #10ac01

Analogous

  1. #0110ac
  2. #4801ac
  3. #9d01ac

Triadic

  1. #4801ac
  2. #ac4801
  3. #01ac48

Tetradic

  1. #4801ac
  2. #ac0165
  3. #65ac01
  4. #01ac48

Square

  1. #4801ac
  2. #ac0110
  3. #65ac01
  4. #01ac9d

Monochromatic

  1. #080014
  2. #280160
  3. #4801ac
  4. #6801f8
  5. #9448fe

Shades

#4801ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4801ac
  2. #41019b
  3. #3a018a
  4. #320178
  5. #2b0167
  6. #240156
  7. #1d0045
  8. #160034
  9. #0e0022
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4801ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4801ac
  2. #5a1ab4
  3. #6d34bd
  4. #7f4dc5
  5. #9167cd
  6. #a480d6
  7. #b699de
  8. #c8b3e6
  9. #daccee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4801ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4801ac
  2. #4e0ea8
  3. #531aa3
  4. #59279f
  5. #5e349a
  6. #644196
  7. #6a4d92
  8. #6f5a8d
  9. #756789
  10. #7a7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412d79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003eb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0037a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #154363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4801ac {
  color: #4801ac;
}
Background
.bg-4801ac {
  background-color: #4801ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4801ac {
  border: 2px solid #4801ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4801ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4801ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4801ac, #9d01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4801ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.32 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.56 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.20 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.62 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.80 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.01 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.52 #b7fe53 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4801ac  rgb(72, 1, 172)  hsl(265, 99%, 34%)  Medium Blue
#65ac01  rgb(101, 172, 1)  hsl(85, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac4801  rgb(172, 72, 1)  hsl(25, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#01ac48  rgb(1, 172, 72)  hsl(145, 99%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green