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#4E08BB

#4e08bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e08bb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.14% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.29% cyan, 95.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 263.46°, with 91.79% saturation and 38.24% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0538

Complementary

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #75bb08

Split complementary

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #bba808
  3. #1cbb08

Analogous

  1. #081cbb
  2. #4e08bb
  3. #a808bb

Triadic

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #bb4e08
  3. #08bb4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #bb0875
  3. #75bb08
  4. #08bb4e

Square

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #bb081c
  3. #75bb08
  4. #08bba8

Monochromatic

  1. #110228
  2. #2f0572
  3. #4e08bb
  4. #701af5
  5. #9e64f8

Shades

#4e08bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #4607a8
  3. #3e0696
  4. #370683
  5. #2f0570
  6. #27045e
  7. #1f034b
  8. #170238
  9. #100225
  10. #080113
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e08bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #6021c2
  3. #7139c9
  4. #8352cf
  5. #956bd6
  6. #a784dd
  7. #b89ce4
  8. #cab5eb
  9. #dccef1
  10. #ede6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e08bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e08bb
  2. #5314b5
  3. #5820af
  4. #5d2ca9
  5. #6238a3
  6. #67449e
  7. #6c5098
  8. #715c92
  9. #76688c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #134b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #343a93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e08bb {
  color: #4e08bb;
}
Background
.bg-4e08bb {
  background-color: #4e08bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e08bb {
  border: 2px solid #4e08bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e08bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 8 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 92% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e08bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e08bb, #a808bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e08bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 8 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.64 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.96 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.51 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.94 #b1f744 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e08bb  rgb(78, 8, 187)  hsl(263, 92%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#75bb08  rgb(117, 187, 8)  hsl(83, 92%, 38%)  Apple Green
#bb4e08  rgb(187, 78, 8)  hsl(23, 92%, 38%)  Mahogany
#08bb4e  rgb(8, 187, 78)  hsl(143, 92%, 38%)  Emerald