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#401BDD

#401bdd ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#401bdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.04% cyan, 87.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 251.44°, with 78.23% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.0709

Complementary

  1. #401bdd
  2. #b8dd1b

Split complementary

  1. #401bdd
  2. #dda11b
  3. #57dd1b

Analogous

  1. #1b57dd
  2. #401bdd
  3. #a11bdd

Triadic

  1. #401bdd
  2. #dd401b
  3. #1bdd40

Tetradic

  1. #401bdd
  2. #dd1bb8
  3. #b8dd1b
  4. #1bdd40

Square

  1. #401bdd
  2. #dd1b57
  3. #b8dd1b
  4. #1bdda1

Monochromatic

  1. #190a55
  2. #2c1399
  3. #401bdd
  4. #755aeb
  5. #ae9ef3

Shades

#401bdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bdd
  2. #3a18c7
  3. #3316b1
  4. #2d139b
  5. #261085
  6. #200e6f
  7. #1a0b58
  8. #130842
  9. #0d052c
  10. #060316
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bdd
  2. #5332e0
  3. #6649e4
  4. #795fe7
  5. #8c76eb
  6. #a08dee
  7. #b3a4f1
  8. #c6bbf5
  9. #d9d1f8
  10. #ece8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bdd
  2. #4625d4
  3. #4d2fca
  4. #5339c1
  5. #5a43b8
  6. #604eaf
  7. #6658a5
  8. #6d629c
  9. #736c93
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473d9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401bdd {
  color: #401bdd;
}
Background
.bg-401bdd {
  background-color: #401bdd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bdd {
  border: 2px solid #401bdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 78% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bdd, #a11bdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 221 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 3.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.28 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.40 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.86 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.82 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.51 #bfe422 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Blue
#401bdd  rgb(64, 27, 221)  hsl(251, 78%, 49%)  Blue
#b8dd1b  rgb(184, 221, 27)  hsl(71, 78%, 49%)  Pear
#dd401b  rgb(221, 64, 27)  hsl(11, 78%, 49%)  Sinopia
#1bdd40  rgb(27, 221, 64)  hsl(131, 78%, 49%)  Malachite