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#400EDD

#400edd ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#400edd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 5.49% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.04% cyan, 93.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 254.49°, with 88.09% saturation and 46.08% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.6.

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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #400edd
  2. #abdd0e

Split complementary

  1. #400edd
  2. #dda70e
  3. #44dd0e

Analogous

  1. #0e44dd
  2. #400edd
  3. #a70edd

Triadic

  1. #400edd
  2. #dd400e
  3. #0edd40

Tetradic

  1. #400edd
  2. #dd0eab
  3. #abdd0e
  4. #0edd40

Square

  1. #400edd
  2. #dd0e44
  3. #abdd0e
  4. #0edda7

Monochromatic

  1. #16054d
  2. #2b0995
  3. #400edd
  4. #6f44f3
  5. #a68cf8

Shades

#400edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400edd
  2. #3a0dc7
  3. #330bb1
  4. #2d0a9b
  5. #260885
  6. #20076f
  7. #1a0658
  8. #130442
  9. #0d032c
  10. #060116
  11. #000000

Tints

#400edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400edd
  2. #5326e0
  3. #663ee4
  4. #7956e7
  5. #8c6eeb
  6. #a087ee
  7. #b39ff1
  8. #c6b7f5
  9. #d9cff8
  10. #ece7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400edd
  2. #4619d4
  3. #4d25ca
  4. #5330c1
  5. #5a3cb8
  6. #6047af
  7. #6652a5
  8. #6d5e9c
  9. #736993
  10. #7a7589
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45399b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400edd {
  color: #400edd;
}
Background
.bg-400edd {
  background-color: #400edd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400edd {
  border: 2px solid #400edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 14 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 88% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400edd, #a70edd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 14 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.87 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.65 #bff122 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#400edd  rgb(64, 14, 221)  hsl(254, 88%, 46%)  Blue
#abdd0e  rgb(171, 221, 14)  hsl(74, 88%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#dd400e  rgb(221, 64, 14)  hsl(14, 88%, 46%)  Sinopia
#0edd40  rgb(14, 221, 64)  hsl(134, 88%, 46%)  Malachite