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#4B05AB

#4b05ab ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4b05ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.41% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.14% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 265.3°, 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 11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.0454

Complementary

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #65ab05

Split complementary

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #ab9e05
  3. #12ab05

Analogous

  1. #0512ab
  2. #4b05ab
  3. #9e05ab

Triadic

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #ab4b05
  3. #05ab4b

Tetradic

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #ab0565
  3. #65ab05
  4. #05ab4b

Square

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #ab0512
  3. #65ab05
  4. #05ab9e

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0116
  2. #2a0361
  3. #4b05ab
  4. #6c07f5
  5. #974ffa

Shades

#4b05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #44059a
  3. #3c0489
  4. #350478
  5. #2d0367
  6. #260356
  7. #1e0244
  8. #170233
  9. #0f0122
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4b05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #5d1eb3
  3. #6f37bc
  4. #8150c4
  5. #9369cd
  6. #a582d5
  7. #b79bdd
  8. #c9b4e6
  9. #dbcdee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4b05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4b05ab
  2. #5011a7
  3. #561ea2
  4. #5b2a9e
  5. #60369a
  6. #664396
  7. #6b4f91
  8. #705b8d
  9. #756789
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003faf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #214363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ba9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #363486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4b05ab {
  color: #4b05ab;
}
Background
.bg-4b05ab {
  background-color: #4b05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4b05ab {
  border: 2px solid #4b05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4b05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 75 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4b05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4b05ab, #9e05ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4b05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(75 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.89 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.10 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.65 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.15 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.29 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.65 #b4fa54 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4b05ab  rgb(75, 5, 171)  hsl(265, 94%, 35%)  Medium Blue
#65ab05  rgb(101, 171, 5)  hsl(85, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab4b05  rgb(171, 75, 5)  hsl(25, 94%, 35%)  Rust
#05ab4b  rgb(5, 171, 75)  hsl(145, 94%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green