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#4E02CD

#4e02cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e02cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 0.78% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 99.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 262.46°, with 98.07% saturation and 40.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.71.

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Relative luminance0.0607

Complementary

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #81cd02

Split complementary

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #cdb302
  3. #1ccd02

Analogous

  1. #021ccd
  2. #4e02cd
  3. #b302cd

Triadic

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #cd4e02
  3. #02cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #cd0281
  3. #81cd02
  4. #02cd4e

Square

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #cd021c
  3. #81cd02
  4. #02cdb3

Monochromatic

  1. #140135
  2. #310181
  3. #4e02cd
  4. #721ffd
  5. #a26afe

Shades

#4e02cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #4602b9
  3. #3e02a4
  4. #370190
  5. #2f017b
  6. #270167
  7. #1f0152
  8. #17013e
  9. #100029
  10. #080015
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e02cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #601bd2
  3. #7135d7
  4. #834edc
  5. #9567e1
  6. #a781e6
  7. #b89aeb
  8. #cab3f0
  9. #dcccf5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e02cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e02cd
  2. #530fc5
  3. #581bbe
  4. #5d28b6
  5. #6234ae
  6. #6741a7
  7. #6c4e9f
  8. #715a97
  9. #76678f
  10. #7b7388
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005278 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2940a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e02cd {
  color: #4e02cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e02cd {
  background-color: #4e02cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e02cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e02cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e02cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 2 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 98% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e02cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e02cd, #b302cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e02cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 2 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.71 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.80 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.78 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.59 #b1fd32 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e02cd  rgb(78, 2, 205)  hsl(262, 98%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#81cd02  rgb(129, 205, 2)  hsl(82, 98%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#cd4e02  rgb(205, 78, 2)  hsl(22, 98%, 41%)  Burnt Orange
#02cd4e  rgb(2, 205, 78)  hsl(142, 98%, 41%)  Malachite