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#4E08CD

#4e08cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4e08cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 3.14% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.95% cyan, 96.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 261.32°, with 92.49% saturation and 41.76% 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 9.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.82.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.062

Complementary

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #87cd08

Split complementary

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #cdb008
  3. #24cd08

Analogous

  1. #0824cd
  2. #4e08cd
  3. #b008cd

Triadic

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #cd4e08
  3. #08cd4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #cd0887
  3. #87cd08
  4. #08cd4e

Square

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #cd0824
  3. #87cd08
  4. #08cdb0

Monochromatic

  1. #16023a
  2. #320583
  3. #4e08cd
  4. #732bf7
  5. #a474fa

Shades

#4e08cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #4607b9
  3. #3e06a4
  4. #370690
  5. #2f057b
  6. #270467
  7. #1f0352
  8. #17023e
  9. #100229
  10. #080115
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e08cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #6021d2
  3. #7139d7
  4. #8352dc
  5. #956be1
  6. #a784e6
  7. #b89ceb
  8. #cab5f0
  9. #dccef5
  10. #ede6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e08cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e08cd
  2. #5314c5
  3. #5820be
  4. #5d2cb6
  5. #6238ae
  6. #6744a7
  7. #6c509f
  8. #715c97
  9. #76688f
  10. #7b7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2941a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e08cd {
  color: #4e08cd;
}
Background
.bg-4e08cd {
  background-color: #4e08cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e08cd {
  border: 2px solid #4e08cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e08cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 8 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 92% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e08cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e08cd, #b008cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e08cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 8 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.98 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.32 #b1f732 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e08cd  rgb(78, 8, 205)  hsl(261, 92%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#87cd08  rgb(135, 205, 8)  hsl(81, 92%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cd4e08  rgb(205, 78, 8)  hsl(21, 92%, 42%)  Burnt Orange
#08cd4e  rgb(8, 205, 78)  hsl(141, 92%, 42%)  Malachite