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#4C01AC

#4c01ac ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4c01ac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 29.8% red, 0.39% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.81% cyan, 99.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 266.32°, 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 11.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.69.

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Relative luminance0.0454

Complementary

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #61ac01

Split complementary

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #aca201
  3. #0bac01

Analogous

  1. #010bac
  2. #4c01ac
  3. #a201ac

Triadic

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #ac4c01
  3. #01ac4c

Tetradic

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #ac0161
  3. #61ac01
  4. #01ac4c

Square

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #ac010b
  3. #61ac01
  4. #01aca2

Monochromatic

  1. #090014
  2. #2a0160
  3. #4c01ac
  4. #6e01f8
  5. #9848fe

Shades

#4c01ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #44019b
  3. #3d018a
  4. #350178
  5. #2e0167
  6. #260156
  7. #1e0045
  8. #170034
  9. #0f0022
  10. #080011
  11. #000000

Tints

#4c01ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #5e1ab4
  3. #7034bd
  4. #824dc5
  5. #9467cd
  6. #a680d6
  7. #b799de
  8. #c9b3e6
  9. #dbccee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4c01ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4c01ac
  2. #510ea8
  3. #561aa3
  4. #5c279f
  5. #61349a
  6. #664196
  7. #6b4d92
  8. #705a8d
  9. #766789
  10. #7b7384
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3c3c3c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #432e79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003fb0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #234363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0030ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #383387 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4c01ac {
  color: #4c01ac;
}
Background
.bg-4c01ac {
  background-color: #4c01ac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4c01ac {
  border: 2px solid #4c01ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4c01ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 76 1 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 99% 34%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4c01ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4c01ac, #a201ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4c01ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(76 1 172 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.69 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.05 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.15 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.82 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.25 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.46 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.90 #b3fe53 Inverted #3c3c3c Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4c01ac  rgb(76, 1, 172)  hsl(266, 99%, 34%)  Medium Blue
#61ac01  rgb(97, 172, 1)  hsl(86, 99%, 34%)  Kelly Green
#ac4c01  rgb(172, 76, 1)  hsl(26, 99%, 34%)  Rust
#01ac4c  rgb(1, 172, 76)  hsl(146, 99%, 34%)  Medium Sea Green