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#4E11BC

#4e11bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e11bc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 6.67% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.51% cyan, 90.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 261.4°, with 83.41% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0565

Complementary

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #7fbc11

Split complementary

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #bca411
  3. #2abc11

Analogous

  1. #112abc
  2. #4e11bc
  3. #a411bc

Triadic

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #bc4e11
  3. #11bc4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #bc117f
  3. #7fbc11
  4. #11bc4e

Square

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #bc112a
  3. #7fbc11
  4. #11bca4

Monochromatic

  1. #140430
  2. #310b76
  3. #4e11bc
  4. #712dec
  5. #a174f2

Shades

#4e11bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #460fa9
  3. #3e0e96
  4. #370c84
  5. #2f0a71
  6. #27095e
  7. #1f074b
  8. #170538
  9. #100326
  10. #080213
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e11bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #6029c3
  3. #7141c9
  4. #8358d0
  5. #9570d7
  6. #a788de
  7. #b8a0e4
  8. #cab8eb
  9. #dccff2
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e11bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e11bc
  2. #531cb6
  3. #5827b0
  4. #5d32aa
  5. #623da4
  6. #67499e
  7. #6c5498
  8. #715f92
  9. #766a8c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483585 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #104d6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #333d94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e11bc {
  color: #4e11bc;
}
Background
.bg-4e11bc {
  background-color: #4e11bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e11bc {
  border: 2px solid #4e11bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e11bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 17 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 83% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e11bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e11bc, #a411bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e11bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 17 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.75 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.58 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.08 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.61 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.63 #b1ee43 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4e11bc  rgb(78, 17, 188)  hsl(261, 83%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7fbc11  rgb(127, 188, 17)  hsl(81, 83%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bc4e11  rgb(188, 78, 17)  hsl(21, 83%, 40%)  Mahogany
#11bc4e  rgb(17, 188, 78)  hsl(141, 83%, 40%)  Emerald