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#401CD1

#401cd1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401cd1 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 10.98% green and 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.38% cyan, 86.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 251.93°, with 76.37% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0652

Complementary

  1. #401cd1
  2. #add11c

Split complementary

  1. #401cd1
  2. #d19a1c
  3. #53d11c

Analogous

  1. #1c53d1
  2. #401cd1
  3. #9a1cd1

Triadic

  1. #401cd1
  2. #d1401c
  3. #1cd140

Tetradic

  1. #401cd1
  2. #d11cad
  3. #add11c
  4. #1cd140

Square

  1. #401cd1
  2. #d11c53
  3. #add11c
  4. #1cd19a

Monochromatic

  1. #170a4a
  2. #2b138e
  3. #401cd1
  4. #7052e8
  5. #a795f1

Shades

#401cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401cd1
  2. #3a19bc
  3. #3316a7
  4. #2d1492
  5. #26117d
  6. #200e69
  7. #1a0b54
  8. #13083f
  9. #0d062a
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401cd1
  2. #5333d6
  3. #6649da
  4. #7960df
  5. #8c77e3
  6. #a08ee8
  7. #b3a4ed
  8. #c6bbf1
  9. #d9d2f6
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401cd1
  2. #4626c9
  3. #4d30c1
  4. #533ab9
  5. #5a44b1
  6. #604ea9
  7. #6658a0
  8. #6d6298
  9. #736c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453b94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401cd1 {
  color: #401cd1;
}
Background
.bg-401cd1 {
  background-color: #401cd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #401cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 28 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 76% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401cd1, #9a1cd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 28 209 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.08 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.02 #bfe32e Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401cd1  rgb(64, 28, 209)  hsl(252, 76%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#add11c  rgb(173, 209, 28)  hsl(72, 76%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#d1401c  rgb(209, 64, 28)  hsl(12, 76%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1cd140  rgb(28, 209, 64)  hsl(132, 76%, 46%)  Lime Green