ColorTool
Log in
#401BEF

#401bef ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#401bef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 73.22% cyan, 88.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 250.47°, with 86.89% saturation and 52.16% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.88.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3333ff
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.0811

Complementary

  1. #401bef
  2. #caef1b

Split complementary

  1. #401bef
  2. #efaa1b
  3. #60ef1b

Analogous

  1. #1b60ef
  2. #401bef
  3. #aa1bef

Triadic

  1. #401bef
  2. #ef401b
  3. #1bef40

Tetradic

  1. #401bef
  2. #ef1bca
  3. #caef1b
  4. #1bef40

Square

  1. #401bef
  2. #ef1b60
  3. #caef1b
  4. #1befaa

Monochromatic

  1. #19076a
  2. #290cb1
  3. #401bef
  4. #7c62f4
  5. #b8aaf9

Shades

#401bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401bef
  2. #3a18d7
  3. #3316bf
  4. #2d13a7
  5. #26108f
  6. #200e78
  7. #1a0b60
  8. #130848
  9. #0d0530
  10. #060318
  11. #000000

Tints

#401bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401bef
  2. #5332f1
  3. #6649f2
  4. #795ff4
  5. #8c76f5
  6. #a08df7
  7. #b3a4f9
  8. #c6bbfa
  9. #d9d1fc
  10. #ece8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401bef
  2. #4625e4
  3. #4d2fd9
  4. #5339ce
  5. #5a43c3
  6. #604eb8
  7. #6658ac
  8. #6d62a1
  9. #736c96
  10. #7a768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a41a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00668e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003aed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0052bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-401bef {
  color: #401bef;
}
Background
.bg-401bef {
  background-color: #401bef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401bef {
  border: 2px solid #401bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 27 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 250 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401bef, #aa1bef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 27 239 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.32 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.16 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.17 #bfe410 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#401bef  rgb(64, 27, 239)  hsl(250, 87%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#caef1b  rgb(202, 239, 27)  hsl(70, 87%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#ef401b  rgb(239, 64, 27)  hsl(10, 87%, 52%)  Ferrari Red
#1bef40  rgb(27, 239, 64)  hsl(130, 87%, 52%)  Lime