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#401BCD

#401bcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401bcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 86.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 252.47°, with 76.72% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.31.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0628

Complementary

  1. #401bcd
  2. #a8cd1b

Split complementary

  1. #401bcd
  2. #cd991b
  3. #4fcd1b

Analogous

  1. #1b4fcd
  2. #401bcd
  3. #991bcd

Triadic

  1. #401bcd
  2. #cd401b
  3. #1bcd40

Tetradic

  1. #401bcd
  2. #cd1ba8
  3. #a8cd1b
  4. #1bcd40

Square

  1. #401bcd
  2. #cd1b4f
  3. #a8cd1b
  4. #1bcd99

Monochromatic

  1. #160946
  2. #2b1289
  3. #401bcd
  4. #6d4de8
  5. #a491f0

Shades

#401bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bcd
  2. #3a18b9
  3. #3316a4
  4. #2d1390
  5. #26107b
  6. #200e67
  7. #1a0b52
  8. #13083e
  9. #0d0529
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bcd
  2. #5332d2
  3. #6649d7
  4. #795fdc
  5. #8c76e1
  6. #a08de6
  7. #b3a4eb
  8. #c6bbf0
  9. #d9d1f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bcd
  2. #4625c5
  3. #4d2fbe
  4. #5339b6
  5. #5a43ae
  6. #604ea7
  7. #66589f
  8. #6d6297
  9. #736c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443a91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00577a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bcd {
  color: #401bcd;
}
Background
.bg-401bcd {
  background-color: #401bcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bcd {
  border: 2px solid #401bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bcd, #991bcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.22 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.16 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.37 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.26 #bfe432 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401bcd  rgb(64, 27, 205)  hsl(252, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a8cd1b  rgb(168, 205, 27)  hsl(72, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd401b  rgb(205, 64, 27)  hsl(12, 77%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1bcd40  rgb(27, 205, 64)  hsl(132, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green