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#401BCE

#401bce ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401bce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.93% cyan, 86.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 252.4°, with 76.82% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.35.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0633

Complementary

  1. #401bce
  2. #a9ce1b

Split complementary

  1. #401bce
  2. #ce9a1b
  3. #50ce1b

Analogous

  1. #1b50ce
  2. #401bce
  3. #9a1bce

Triadic

  1. #401bce
  2. #ce401b
  3. #1bce40

Tetradic

  1. #401bce
  2. #ce1ba9
  3. #a9ce1b
  4. #1bce40

Square

  1. #401bce
  2. #ce1b50
  3. #a9ce1b
  4. #1bce9a

Monochromatic

  1. #160947
  2. #2b128a
  3. #401bce
  4. #6e4ee8
  5. #a591f1

Shades

#401bce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bce
  2. #3a18b9
  3. #3316a5
  4. #2d1390
  5. #26107c
  6. #200e67
  7. #1a0b52
  8. #13083e
  9. #0d0529
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bce
  2. #5332d3
  3. #6649d8
  4. #795fdd
  5. #8c76e2
  6. #a08de7
  7. #b3a4eb
  8. #c6bbf0
  9. #d9d1f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bce
  2. #4625c6
  3. #4d2fbe
  4. #5339b7
  5. #5a43af
  6. #604ea7
  7. #66589f
  8. #6d6297
  9. #736c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443a91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bce {
  color: #401bce;
}
Background
.bg-401bce {
  background-color: #401bce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bce {
  border: 2px solid #401bce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bce, #9a1bce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.45 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.38 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.27 #bfe431 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401bce  rgb(64, 27, 206)  hsl(252, 77%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#a9ce1b  rgb(169, 206, 27)  hsl(72, 77%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#ce401b  rgb(206, 64, 27)  hsl(12, 77%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1bce40  rgb(27, 206, 64)  hsl(132, 77%, 46%)  Lime Green