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#400BB9

#400bb9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400bb9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 4.31% green and 72.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.41% cyan, 94.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.45% black. Its hue angle is 258.28°, with 88.78% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.63.

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Relative luminance0.0483

Complementary

  1. #400bb9
  2. #84b90b

Split complementary

  1. #400bb9
  2. #b9970b
  3. #2db90b

Analogous

  1. #0b2db9
  2. #400bb9
  3. #970bb9

Triadic

  1. #400bb9
  2. #b9400b
  3. #0bb940

Tetradic

  1. #400bb9
  2. #b90b84
  3. #84b90b
  4. #0bb940

Square

  1. #400bb9
  2. #b90b2d
  3. #84b90b
  4. #0bb997

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0229
  2. #270771
  3. #400bb9
  4. #5f1ff2
  5. #9367f6

Shades

#400bb9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400bb9
  2. #3a0aa7
  3. #330994
  4. #2d0882
  5. #26076f
  6. #20065d
  7. #1a044a
  8. #130338
  9. #0d0225
  10. #060113
  11. #000000

Tints

#400bb9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400bb9
  2. #5323c0
  3. #663cc7
  4. #7954ce
  5. #8c6dd5
  6. #a085dc
  7. #b39de3
  8. #c6b6ea
  9. #d9cef1
  10. #ece7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400bb9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400bb9
  2. #4617b3
  3. #4d22ae
  4. #532ea8
  5. #5a3aa2
  6. #60469d
  7. #665197
  8. #6d5d91
  9. #73698b
  10. #7a7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3f3182 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b6c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002cb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #143b91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400bb9 {
  color: #400bb9;
}
Background
.bg-400bb9 {
  background-color: #400bb9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400bb9 {
  border: 2px solid #400bb9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400bb9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 11 185;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400bb9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400bb9, #970bb9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400bb9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 11 185 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.63 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.01 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.09 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.20 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.44 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.48 #bff446 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#400bb9  rgb(64, 11, 185)  hsl(258, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#84b90b  rgb(132, 185, 11)  hsl(78, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b9400b  rgb(185, 64, 11)  hsl(18, 89%, 38%)  Rust
#0bb940  rgb(11, 185, 64)  hsl(138, 89%, 38%)  Kelly Green