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#401BB3

#401bb3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401bb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.59% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.25% cyan, 84.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 254.61°, with 73.79% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0513

Complementary

  1. #401bb3
  2. #8eb31b

Split complementary

  1. #401bb3
  2. #b38c1b
  3. #42b31b

Analogous

  1. #1b42b3
  2. #401bb3
  3. #8c1bb3

Triadic

  1. #401bb3
  2. #b3401b
  3. #1bb340

Tetradic

  1. #401bb3
  2. #b31b8e
  3. #8eb31b
  4. #1bb340

Square

  1. #401bb3
  2. #b31b42
  3. #8eb31b
  4. #1bb38c

Monochromatic

  1. #10072e
  2. #281171
  3. #401bb3
  4. #6239e1
  5. #977ceb

Shades

#401bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bb3
  2. #3a18a1
  3. #33168f
  4. #2d137d
  5. #26106b
  6. #200e5a
  7. #1a0b48
  8. #130836
  9. #0d0524
  10. #060312
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bb3
  2. #5332bb
  3. #6649c2
  4. #795fca
  5. #8c76d1
  6. #a08dd9
  7. #b3a4e1
  8. #c6bbe8
  9. #d9d1f0
  10. #ece8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bb3
  2. #4625ae
  3. #4d2fa9
  4. #5339a4
  5. #5a439f
  6. #604e9a
  7. #665894
  8. #6d628f
  9. #736c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40357f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a3e8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bb3 {
  color: #401bb3;
}
Background
.bg-401bb3 {
  background-color: #401bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #401bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bb3, #8c1bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 179 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.90 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.13 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.68 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.90 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.22 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.28 #bfe44c Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401bb3  rgb(64, 27, 179)  hsl(255, 74%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#8eb31b  rgb(142, 179, 27)  hsl(75, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b3401b  rgb(179, 64, 27)  hsl(15, 74%, 40%)  Rust
#1bb340  rgb(27, 179, 64)  hsl(135, 74%, 40%)  Kelly Green