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#401BBC

#401bbc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401bbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.96% cyan, 85.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 253.79°, with 74.88% saturation and 42.16% 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 10:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.055

Complementary

  1. #401bbc
  2. #97bc1b

Split complementary

  1. #401bbc
  2. #bc911b
  3. #47bc1b

Analogous

  1. #1b47bc
  2. #401bbc
  3. #911bbc

Triadic

  1. #401bbc
  2. #bc401b
  3. #1bbc40

Tetradic

  1. #401bbc
  2. #bc1b97
  3. #97bc1b
  4. #1bbc40

Square

  1. #401bbc
  2. #bc1b47
  3. #97bc1b
  4. #1bbc91

Monochromatic

  1. #120836
  2. #291179
  3. #401bbc
  4. #6640e4
  5. #9b83ed

Shades

#401bbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bbc
  2. #3a18a9
  3. #331696
  4. #2d1384
  5. #261071
  6. #200e5e
  7. #1a0b4b
  8. #130838
  9. #0d0526
  10. #060313
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bbc
  2. #5332c3
  3. #6649c9
  4. #795fd0
  5. #8c76d7
  6. #a08dde
  7. #b3a4e4
  8. #c6bbeb
  9. #d9d1f2
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bbc
  2. #4625b6
  3. #4d2fb0
  4. #5339aa
  5. #5a43a4
  6. #604e9e
  7. #665898
  8. #6d6292
  9. #736c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 10:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #413685 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005070 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003abf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f4194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bbc {
  color: #401bbc;
}
Background
.bg-401bbc {
  background-color: #401bbc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bbc {
  border: 2px solid #401bbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bbc, #911bbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.50 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.68 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.84 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.08 #bfe443 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401bbc  rgb(64, 27, 188)  hsl(254, 75%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#97bc1b  rgb(151, 188, 27)  hsl(74, 75%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc401b  rgb(188, 64, 27)  hsl(14, 75%, 42%)  Rust
#1bbc40  rgb(27, 188, 64)  hsl(134, 75%, 42%)  Lime Green