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#4E05AB

#4e05ab ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e05ab is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 1.96% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.39% cyan, 97.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 266.39°, 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.97.

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Web safe#660099
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Relative luminance0.0467

Complementary

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #62ab05

Split complementary

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #aba105
  3. #0fab05

Analogous

  1. #050fab
  2. #4e05ab
  3. #a105ab

Triadic

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #ab4e05
  3. #05ab4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #ab0562
  3. #62ab05
  4. #05ab4e

Square

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #ab050f
  3. #62ab05
  4. #05aba1

Monochromatic

  1. #0a0116
  2. #2c0361
  3. #4e05ab
  4. #7007f5
  5. #9a4ffa

Shades

#4e05ab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #46059a
  3. #3e0489
  4. #370478
  5. #2f0367
  6. #270356
  7. #1f0244
  8. #170233
  9. #100122
  10. #080111
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e05ab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #601eb3
  3. #7137bc
  4. #8350c4
  5. #9569cd
  6. #a782d5
  7. #b89bdd
  8. #cab4e6
  9. #dccdee
  10. #ede6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e05ab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e05ab
  2. #5311a7
  3. #581ea2
  4. #5d2a9e
  5. #62369a
  6. #674396
  7. #6c4f91
  8. #715b8d
  9. #766789
  10. #7b7484
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #442f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #003faf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aa8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2a4363 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0031ad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002ca9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b3486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e05ab {
  color: #4e05ab;
}
Background
.bg-4e05ab {
  background-color: #4e05ab;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e05ab {
  border: 2px solid #4e05ab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e05ab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 5 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 94% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e05ab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e05ab, #a105ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e05ab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 5 171 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.97 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.29 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.83 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.53 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.64 #b1fa54 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e05ab  rgb(78, 5, 171)  hsl(266, 94%, 35%)  Medium Blue
#62ab05  rgb(98, 171, 5)  hsl(86, 94%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#ab4e05  rgb(171, 78, 5)  hsl(26, 94%, 35%)  Rust
#05ab4e  rgb(5, 171, 78)  hsl(146, 94%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green