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#401BBF

#401bbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401bbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.49% cyan, 85.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 253.54°, with 75.23% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.07.

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Relative luminance0.0564

Complementary

  1. #401bbf
  2. #9abf1b

Split complementary

  1. #401bbf
  2. #bf921b
  3. #48bf1b

Analogous

  1. #1b48bf
  2. #401bbf
  3. #921bbf

Triadic

  1. #401bbf
  2. #bf401b
  3. #1bbf40

Tetradic

  1. #401bbf
  2. #bf1b9a
  3. #9abf1b
  4. #1bbf40

Square

  1. #401bbf
  2. #bf1b48
  3. #9abf1b
  4. #1bbf92

Monochromatic

  1. #130839
  2. #2a127c
  3. #401bbf
  4. #6742e4
  5. #9d85ee

Shades

#401bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bbf
  2. #3a18ac
  3. #331699
  4. #2d1386
  5. #261073
  6. #200e60
  7. #1a0b4c
  8. #130839
  9. #0d0526
  10. #060313
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bbf
  2. #5332c5
  3. #6649cc
  4. #795fd2
  5. #8c76d9
  6. #a08ddf
  7. #b3a4e5
  8. #c6bbec
  9. #d9d1f2
  10. #ece8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bbf
  2. #4625b9
  3. #4d2fb2
  4. #5339ac
  5. #5a43a6
  6. #604ea0
  7. #665899
  8. #6d6293
  9. #736c8d
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423787 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #094297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bbf {
  color: #401bbf;
}
Background
.bg-401bbf {
  background-color: #401bbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bbf {
  border: 2px solid #401bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bbf, #921bbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.74 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.84 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.30 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.36 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.85 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.10 #bfe440 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401bbf  rgb(64, 27, 191)  hsl(254, 75%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#9abf1b  rgb(154, 191, 27)  hsl(74, 75%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bf401b  rgb(191, 64, 27)  hsl(14, 75%, 43%)  Rust
#1bbf40  rgb(27, 191, 64)  hsl(134, 75%, 43%)  Lime Green