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#4905AB

#4905ab ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4905ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.31% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 264.58°, with 94.32% saturation and 34.51% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.5.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0447

Complementary

  1. #4905ab
  2. #67ab05

Split complementary

  1. #4905ab
  2. #ab9c05
  3. #14ab05

Analogous

  1. #0514ab
  2. #4905ab
  3. #9c05ab

Triadic

  1. #4905ab
  2. #ab4905
  3. #05ab49

Tetradic

  1. #4905ab
  2. #ab0567
  3. #67ab05
  4. #05ab49

Square

  1. #4905ab
  2. #ab0514
  3. #67ab05
  4. #05ab9c

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0116
  2. #290361
  3. #4905ab
  4. #6907f5
  5. #954ffa

Shades

#4905ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4905ab
  2. #42059a
  3. #3a0489
  4. #330478
  5. #2c0367
  6. #250356
  7. #1d0244
  8. #160233
  9. #0f0122
  10. #070111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4905ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4905ab
  2. #5b1eb3
  3. #6d37bc
  4. #8050c4
  5. #9269cd
  6. #a482d5
  7. #b69bdd
  8. #c8b4e6
  9. #dbcdee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4905ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4905ab
  2. #4f11a7
  3. #541ea2
  4. #5a2a9e
  5. #5f369a
  6. #654396
  7. #6a4f91
  8. #705b8d
  9. #756789
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #412e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003faf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1b4363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4905ab {
  color: #4905ab;
}
Background
.bg-4905ab {
  background-color: #4905ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4905ab {
  border: 2px solid #4905ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4905ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4905ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4905ab, #9c05ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4905ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.50 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.63 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.13 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.54 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.92 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.06 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.45 #b6fa54 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4905ab  rgb(73, 5, 171)  hsl(265, 94%, 35%)  Medium Blue
#67ab05  rgb(103, 171, 5)  hsl(85, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab4905  rgb(171, 73, 5)  hsl(25, 94%, 35%)  Rust
#05ab49  rgb(5, 171, 73)  hsl(145, 94%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green