ColorTool
Log in
#400CCF

#400ccf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#400ccf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 4.71% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.08% cyan, 94.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 256°, with 89.04% saturation and 42.94% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.57.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3300cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.0586

Complementary

  1. #400ccf
  2. #9bcf0c

Split complementary

  1. #400ccf
  2. #cfa10c
  3. #39cf0c

Analogous

  1. #0c39cf
  2. #400ccf
  3. #a10ccf

Triadic

  1. #400ccf
  2. #cf400c
  3. #0ccf40

Tetradic

  1. #400ccf
  2. #cf0c9b
  3. #9bcf0c
  4. #0ccf40

Square

  1. #400ccf
  2. #cf0c39
  3. #9bcf0c
  4. #0ccfa1

Monochromatic

  1. #13043e
  2. #2a0887
  3. #400ccf
  4. #6734f3
  5. #9d7df7

Shades

#400ccf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400ccf
  2. #3a0bba
  3. #330aa6
  4. #2d0891
  5. #26077c
  6. #200668
  7. #1a0553
  8. #13043e
  9. #0d0229
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#400ccf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400ccf
  2. #5324d4
  3. #663dd9
  4. #7955dd
  5. #8c6de2
  6. #a086e7
  7. #b39eec
  8. #c6b6f1
  9. #d9cef5
  10. #ece7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400ccf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400ccf
  2. #4618c7
  3. #4d23bf
  4. #532fb7
  5. #5a3aaf
  6. #6046a8
  7. #6652a0
  8. #6d5d98
  9. #736990
  10. #7a7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-400ccf {
  color: #400ccf;
}
Background
.bg-400ccf {
  background-color: #400ccf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400ccf {
  border: 2px solid #400ccf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400ccf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 12 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400ccf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400ccf, #a10ccf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400ccf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 12 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.57 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.15 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.68 #bff330 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#400ccf  rgb(64, 12, 207)  hsl(256, 89%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#9bcf0c  rgb(155, 207, 12)  hsl(76, 89%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cf400c  rgb(207, 64, 12)  hsl(16, 89%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0ccf40  rgb(12, 207, 64)  hsl(136, 89%, 43%)  Lime Green