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#4018CD

#4018cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4018cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 9.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 253.26°, with 79.04% saturation and 44.9% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.07.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0615

Complementary

  1. #4018cd
  2. #a5cd18

Split complementary

  1. #4018cd
  2. #cd9a18
  3. #4acd18

Analogous

  1. #184acd
  2. #4018cd
  3. #9a18cd

Triadic

  1. #4018cd
  2. #cd4018
  3. #18cd40

Tetradic

  1. #4018cd
  2. #cd18a5
  3. #a5cd18
  4. #18cd40

Square

  1. #4018cd
  2. #cd184a
  3. #a5cd18
  4. #18cd9a

Monochromatic

  1. #150844
  2. #2b1089
  3. #4018cd
  4. #6c48ea
  5. #a38cf2

Shades

#4018cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4018cd
  2. #3a16b9
  3. #3313a4
  4. #2d1190
  5. #260e7b
  6. #200c67
  7. #1a0a52
  8. #13073e
  9. #0d0529
  10. #060215
  11. #000000

Tints

#4018cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4018cd
  2. #532fd2
  3. #6646d7
  4. #795ddc
  5. #8c74e1
  6. #a08ce6
  7. #b3a3eb
  8. #c6baf0
  9. #d9d1f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4018cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4018cd
  2. #4622c5
  3. #4d2dbe
  4. #5337b6
  5. #5a42ae
  6. #604ca7
  7. #66569f
  8. #6d6197
  9. #736b8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443991 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ed0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0046a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4018cd {
  color: #4018cd;
}
Background
.bg-4018cd {
  background-color: #4018cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4018cd {
  border: 2px solid #4018cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4018cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 24 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 79% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4018cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4018cd, #9a18cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4018cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 24 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.07 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.29 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.66 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.55 #bfe732 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4018cd  rgb(64, 24, 205)  hsl(253, 79%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a5cd18  rgb(165, 205, 24)  hsl(73, 79%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd4018  rgb(205, 64, 24)  hsl(13, 79%, 45%)  Sinopia
#18cd40  rgb(24, 205, 64)  hsl(133, 79%, 45%)  Lime Green