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#4B01AC

#4b01ac ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b01ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.4% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 265.96°, 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 11.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.59.

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Relative luminance0.045

Complementary

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #62ac01

Split complementary

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #aca001
  3. #0dac01

Analogous

  1. #010dac
  2. #4b01ac
  3. #a001ac

Triadic

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #ac4b01
  3. #01ac4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #ac0162
  3. #62ac01
  4. #01ac4b

Square

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #ac010d
  3. #62ac01
  4. #01aca0

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #2a0160
  3. #4b01ac
  4. #6c01f8
  5. #9748fe

Shades

#4b01ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #44019b
  3. #3c018a
  4. #350178
  5. #2d0167
  6. #260156
  7. #1e0045
  8. #170034
  9. #0f0022
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b01ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #5d1ab4
  3. #6f34bd
  4. #814dc5
  5. #9367cd
  6. #a580d6
  7. #b799de
  8. #c9b3e6
  9. #dbccee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b01ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b01ac
  2. #500ea8
  3. #561aa3
  4. #5b279f
  5. #60349a
  6. #664196
  7. #6b4d92
  8. #705a8d
  9. #756789
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #422e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #204363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #363387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b01ac {
  color: #4b01ac;
}
Background
.bg-4b01ac {
  background-color: #4b01ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b01ac {
  border: 2px solid #4b01ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b01ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b01ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b01ac, #a001ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b01ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.93 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.16 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.77 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.14 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.34 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.80 #b4fe53 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4b01ac  rgb(75, 1, 172)  hsl(266, 99%, 34%)  Medium Blue
#62ac01  rgb(98, 172, 1)  hsl(86, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac4b01  rgb(172, 75, 1)  hsl(26, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#01ac4b  rgb(1, 172, 75)  hsl(146, 99%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green