Nearest-color comparison

Tanzanite vs Violet Blue

Tanzanite and Violet Blue are different blue colors with HEX values #4D5DAB and #324AB2. According to Colors Encyclopedia, their RGB distance is 33.7, their contrast ratio is 1.26:1, and the comparison helps choose between tone, temperature, and accessibility behavior.

Tanzanite and Violet Blue are visually related colors. Tanzanite is the lighter option. They share similar temperature behavior. Their mutual contrast is 1.26:1, so the pair is too low for text and better treated as a palette relationship.

Differences Use cases Accessibility JSON

Tanzanite#4D5DAB

Violet Blue#324AB2

Quick Difference Summary

The main measurable differences between Tanzanite and Violet Blue across RGB distance, luminance, hue, saturation, and contrast.

RGB distance33.7

Pair contrast1.26:1

Luminance delta0.0356

Hue delta1 deg

Lighter colorTanzanite

More saturatedViolet Blue

Side-by-Side Color Profiles

blue color

Tanzanite

Tanzanite is #4D5DAB, a cool blue color with balanced character. Compared with Violet Blue, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#4D5DAB RGB77, 93, 171 HSL230, 38, 49 CMYK55, 46, 0, 33 Luminance0.1235 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

blue color

Violet Blue

Violet Blue is #324AB2, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Tanzanite, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.

HEX#324AB2 RGB50, 74, 178 HSL229, 56, 45 CMYK72, 58, 0, 30 Luminance0.0879 Best textwhite text

Color page WCAG HEX atlas

When to Use Tanzanite or Violet Blue

Choose TanzaniteTanzanite is better when the design needs balanced blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4D5DAB.

Choose Violet BlueViolet Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #324AB2.

Use togetherUse these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs.

Technical Comparison Table

PropertyTanzaniteViolet Blue

HEX#4D5DAB#324AB2

RGB77, 93, 17150, 74, 178

HSL230, 38, 49229, 56, 45

CMYK55, 46, 0, 3372, 58, 0, 30

FamilyBlueBlue

TemperatureCoolCool

ToneBalancedJewel Tone

Luminance0.12350.0879

Black contrast3.47:12.76:1

White contrast6.05:17.61:1

Shared tonesNone

Accessibility and Contrast

Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.

Tanzanitewhite text - 6.05:1

Violet Bluewhite text - 7.61:1

Related Palette Strip

A compact visual strip showing the two compared colors with nearby harmony and variant context.

Tanzanite#4D5DAB

Violet Blue#324AB2

#8B96CB#8B96CB

#6C7FD5#6C7FD5

#AC9D4D#AC9D4D

#B39B32#B39B32

colorsBoth named color records with HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK, luminance, WCAG, and links

differencesRGB distance, HSL deltas, luminance delta, contrast, and shared attributes

accessibilityPair contrast and safer text choices for each color

useCasesWhen to choose each color and when to use them together

relatedApiMachine-readable comparison and color endpoints

Structured sections

Colors

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      38,
      49
    ],
    "cmyk": [
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      0,
      33
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    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
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    ],
    "luminance": 0.1235,
    "contrast": {
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    },
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        "#F5F5F5"
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    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.05
    },
    "description": "Tanzanite is #4D5DAB, a cool blue color with balanced character. Compared with Violet Blue, it is lighter and less saturated. Use it for jewel-tone palettes, luxury branding, and premium interface accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/tanzanite/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tanzanite.json"
  },
  {
    "slug": "violet-blue",
    "name": "Violet Blue",
    "hex": "#324AB2",
    "rgb": [
      50,
      74,
      178
    ],
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      229,
      56,
      45
    ],
    "cmyk": [
      72,
      58,
      0,
      30
    ],
    "family": "blue",
    "temperature": "cool",
    "tone": [
      "jewel-tone"
    ],
    "luminance": 0.0879,
    "contrast": {
      "black": 2.76,
      "white": 7.61
    },
    "wcag": {
      "AA": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "AAA": [
        "#FFFFFF"
      ]
    },
    "bestText": {
      "text": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.61
    },
    "description": "Violet Blue is #324AB2, a cool blue color with jewel tone character. Compared with Tanzanite, it is darker and more saturated. Use it for beauty branding, creative systems, and premium accents, with white text as the safer foreground option.",
    "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/violet-blue/",
    "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/violet-blue.json"
  }
]

Differences

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  "rgbDistance": 33.7,
  "contrastRatio": 1.26,
  "hslDelta": {
    "hue": 1,
    "saturation": 18,
    "lightness": 4
  },
  "luminanceDelta": 0.0356,
  "sameFamily": true,
  "sameTemperature": true,
  "sharedTones": [],
  "lighterColor": "Tanzanite",
  "moreSaturatedColor": "Violet Blue"
}

Accessibility

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  "pairContrastRatio": 1.26,
  "textRecommendation": "Do not use this pair for text; use it for neighboring palette colors, decoration, or low-emphasis surfaces.",
  "safeText": [
    {
      "color": "Tanzanite",
      "background": "#4D5DAB",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 6.05
    },
    {
      "color": "Violet Blue",
      "background": "#324AB2",
      "foreground": "#FFFFFF",
      "label": "white text",
      "ratio": 7.61
    }
  ]
}

Use cases

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  "chooseFirstWhen": "Tanzanite is better when the design needs balanced blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #4D5DAB.",
  "chooseSecondWhen": "Violet Blue is better when the design needs jewel tone blue character, cool temperature, and the specific HEX value #324AB2.",
  "useTogetherWhen": "Use these colors together as related palette neighbors, subtle material differences, or tonal alternatives rather than readable foreground/background pairs."
}

Related API

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  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/compare/tanzanite-vs-violet-blue.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/tanzanite.json",
  "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/violet-blue.json"
]

Full JSON dataset

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