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#4901AC

#4901ac ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4901ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.56% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 265.26°, 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 11.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.41.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0442

Complementary

  1. #4901ac
  2. #64ac01

Split complementary

  1. #4901ac
  2. #ac9e01
  3. #0fac01

Analogous

  1. #010fac
  2. #4901ac
  3. #9e01ac

Triadic

  1. #4901ac
  2. #ac4901
  3. #01ac49

Tetradic

  1. #4901ac
  2. #ac0164
  3. #64ac01
  4. #01ac49

Square

  1. #4901ac
  2. #ac010f
  3. #64ac01
  4. #01ac9e

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #290160
  3. #4901ac
  4. #6901f8
  5. #9548fe

Shades

#4901ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4901ac
  2. #42019b
  3. #3a018a
  4. #330178
  5. #2c0167
  6. #250156
  7. #1d0045
  8. #160034
  9. #0f0022
  10. #070011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4901ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4901ac
  2. #5b1ab4
  3. #6d34bd
  4. #804dc5
  5. #9267cd
  6. #a480d6
  7. #b699de
  8. #c8b3e6
  9. #dbccee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4901ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4901ac
  2. #4f0ea8
  3. #541aa3
  4. #5a279f
  5. #5f349a
  6. #654196
  7. #6a4d92
  8. #705a8d
  9. #756789
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.15:1 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 #194363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aaa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4901ac {
  color: #4901ac;
}
Background
.bg-4901ac {
  background-color: #4901ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4901ac {
  border: 2px solid #4901ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4901ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4901ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4901ac, #9e01ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4901ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.68 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.18 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.67 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.91 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.12 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.61 #b6fe53 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4901ac  rgb(73, 1, 172)  hsl(265, 99%, 34%)  Medium Blue
#64ac01  rgb(100, 172, 1)  hsl(85, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac4901  rgb(172, 73, 1)  hsl(25, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#01ac49  rgb(1, 172, 73)  hsl(145, 99%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green