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#401BC7

#401bc7 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401bc7 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 78.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.84% cyan, 86.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.96% black. Its hue angle is 252.91°, with 76.11% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.06

Complementary

  1. #401bc7
  2. #a2c71b

Split complementary

  1. #401bc7
  2. #c7961b
  3. #4cc71b

Analogous

  1. #1b4cc7
  2. #401bc7
  3. #961bc7

Triadic

  1. #401bc7
  2. #c7401b
  3. #1bc740

Tetradic

  1. #401bc7
  2. #c71ba2
  3. #a2c71b
  4. #1bc740

Square

  1. #401bc7
  2. #c71b4c
  3. #a2c71b
  4. #1bc796

Monochromatic

  1. #150940
  2. #2a1284
  3. #401bc7
  4. #6a48e6
  5. #a18cef

Shades

#401bc7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bc7
  2. #3a18b3
  3. #33169f
  4. #2d138b
  5. #261077
  6. #200e64
  7. #1a0b50
  8. #13083c
  9. #0d0528
  10. #060314
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bc7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bc7
  2. #5332cd
  3. #6649d2
  4. #795fd8
  5. #8c76dd
  6. #a08de3
  7. #b3a4e9
  8. #c6bbee
  9. #d9d1f4
  10. #ece8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bc7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bc7
  2. #4625c0
  3. #4d2fb9
  4. #5339b2
  5. #5a43ab
  6. #604ea4
  7. #66589c
  8. #6d6295
  9. #736c8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43398d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033c5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00459d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bc7 {
  color: #401bc7;
}
Background
.bg-401bc7 {
  background-color: #401bc7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bc7 {
  border: 2px solid #401bc7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bc7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 199;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 76% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bc7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bc7, #961bc7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bc7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 199 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.90 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.46 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.32 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.26 #bfe438 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401bc7  rgb(64, 27, 199)  hsl(253, 76%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#a2c71b  rgb(162, 199, 27)  hsl(73, 76%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c7401b  rgb(199, 64, 27)  hsl(13, 76%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1bc740  rgb(27, 199, 64)  hsl(133, 76%, 44%)  Lime Green