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#400DCD

#400dcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#400dcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 5.1% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 93.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.94°, with 88.07% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.51.

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Relative luminance0.0579

Complementary

  1. #400dcd
  2. #9acd0d

Split complementary

  1. #400dcd
  2. #cda00d
  3. #3acd0d

Analogous

  1. #0d3acd
  2. #400dcd
  3. #a00dcd

Triadic

  1. #400dcd
  2. #cd400d
  3. #0dcd40

Tetradic

  1. #400dcd
  2. #cd0d9a
  3. #9acd0d
  4. #0dcd40

Square

  1. #400dcd
  2. #cd0d3a
  3. #9acd0d
  4. #0dcda0

Monochromatic

  1. #13043d
  2. #2a0885
  3. #400dcd
  4. #6734f2
  5. #9d7cf7

Shades

#400dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400dcd
  2. #3a0cb9
  3. #330aa4
  4. #2d0990
  5. #26087b
  6. #200767
  7. #1a0552
  8. #13043e
  9. #0d0329
  10. #060115
  11. #000000

Tints

#400dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400dcd
  2. #5325d2
  3. #663dd7
  4. #7956dc
  5. #8c6ee1
  6. #a086e6
  7. #b39eeb
  8. #c6b6f0
  9. #d9cff5
  10. #ece7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400dcd
  2. #4619c5
  3. #4d24be
  4. #5330b6
  5. #5a3bae
  6. #6047a7
  7. #66529f
  8. #6d5e97
  9. #73698f
  10. #7a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0043a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400dcd {
  color: #400dcd;
}
Background
.bg-400dcd {
  background-color: #400dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400dcd {
  border: 2px solid #400dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 13 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400dcd, #a00dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 13 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.37 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.75 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.86 #bff232 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#400dcd  rgb(64, 13, 205)  hsl(256, 88%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#9acd0d  rgb(154, 205, 13)  hsl(76, 88%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cd400d  rgb(205, 64, 13)  hsl(16, 88%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0dcd40  rgb(13, 205, 64)  hsl(136, 88%, 43%)  Lime Green