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#400CE2

#400ce2 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#400ce2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.68% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 254.58°, with 89.92% saturation and 46.67% 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 8.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.14.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0684

Complementary

  1. #400ce2
  2. #aee20c

Split complementary

  1. #400ce2
  2. #e2ab0c
  3. #43e20c

Analogous

  1. #0c43e2
  2. #400ce2
  3. #ab0ce2

Triadic

  1. #400ce2
  2. #e2400c
  3. #0ce240

Tetradic

  1. #400ce2
  2. #e20cae
  3. #aee20c
  4. #0ce240

Square

  1. #400ce2
  2. #e20c43
  3. #aee20c
  4. #0ce2ab

Monochromatic

  1. #170451
  2. #2b0899
  3. #400ce2
  4. #7045f5
  5. #a88ef9

Shades

#400ce2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400ce2
  2. #3a0bcb
  3. #330ab5
  4. #2d089e
  5. #260788
  6. #200671
  7. #1a055a
  8. #130444
  9. #0d022d
  10. #060117
  11. #000000

Tints

#400ce2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400ce2
  2. #5324e5
  3. #663de8
  4. #7955eb
  5. #8c6dee
  6. #a086f1
  7. #b39ef3
  8. #c6b6f6
  9. #d9cef9
  10. #ece7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400ce2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400ce2
  2. #4618d8
  3. #4d23ce
  4. #532fc5
  5. #5a3abb
  6. #6046b1
  7. #6652a7
  8. #6d5d9d
  9. #736994
  10. #7a748a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400ce2 {
  color: #400ce2;
}
Background
.bg-400ce2 {
  background-color: #400ce2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400ce2 {
  border: 2px solid #400ce2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400ce2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 12 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400ce2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400ce2, #ab0ce2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400ce2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 12 226 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.14 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.34 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.88 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.90 #bff31d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#400ce2  rgb(64, 12, 226)  hsl(255, 90%, 47%)  Blue
#aee20c  rgb(174, 226, 12)  hsl(75, 90%, 47%)  June Bud
#e2400c  rgb(226, 64, 12)  hsl(15, 90%, 47%)  Flame
#0ce240  rgb(12, 226, 64)  hsl(135, 90%, 47%)  Malachite