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#401BDB

#401bdb ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#401bdb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.59% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.78% cyan, 87.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 251.56°, with 78.05% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.0699

Complementary

  1. #401bdb
  2. #b6db1b

Split complementary

  1. #401bdb
  2. #dba01b
  3. #56db1b

Analogous

  1. #1b56db
  2. #401bdb
  3. #a01bdb

Triadic

  1. #401bdb
  2. #db401b
  3. #1bdb40

Tetradic

  1. #401bdb
  2. #db1bb6
  3. #b6db1b
  4. #1bdb40

Square

  1. #401bdb
  2. #db1b56
  3. #b6db1b
  4. #1bdba0

Monochromatic

  1. #180a53
  2. #2c1397
  3. #401bdb
  4. #7458ea
  5. #ad9cf3

Shades

#401bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bdb
  2. #3a18c5
  3. #3316af
  4. #2d1399
  5. #261083
  6. #200e6e
  7. #1a0b58
  8. #130842
  9. #0d052c
  10. #060316
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bdb
  2. #5332df
  3. #6649e2
  4. #795fe6
  5. #8c76e9
  6. #a08ded
  7. #b3a4f1
  8. #c6bbf4
  9. #d9d1f8
  10. #ece8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bdb
  2. #4625d2
  3. #4d2fc9
  4. #5339c0
  5. #5a43b7
  6. #604eae
  7. #6658a4
  8. #6d629b
  9. #736c92
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bdb {
  color: #401bdb;
}
Background
.bg-401bdb {
  background-color: #401bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bdb {
  border: 2px solid #401bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bdb, #a01bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 219 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.81 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.51 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.46 #bfe424 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#401bdb  rgb(64, 27, 219)  hsl(252, 78%, 48%)  Blue
#b6db1b  rgb(182, 219, 27)  hsl(72, 78%, 48%)  Pear
#db401b  rgb(219, 64, 27)  hsl(12, 78%, 48%)  Sinopia
#1bdb40  rgb(27, 219, 64)  hsl(132, 78%, 48%)  Malachite