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#401CD3

#401cd3 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401cd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.67% cyan, 86.73% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 251.8°, with 76.57% saturation and 46.86% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #401cd3
  2. #afd31c

Split complementary

  1. #401cd3
  2. #d39b1c
  3. #54d31c

Analogous

  1. #1c54d3
  2. #401cd3
  3. #9b1cd3

Triadic

  1. #401cd3
  2. #d3401c
  3. #1cd340

Tetradic

  1. #401cd3
  2. #d31caf
  3. #afd31c
  4. #1cd340

Square

  1. #401cd3
  2. #d31c54
  3. #afd31c
  4. #1cd39b

Monochromatic

  1. #170a4c
  2. #2c138f
  3. #401cd3
  4. #7153e8
  5. #a997f1

Shades

#401cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401cd3
  2. #3a19be
  3. #3316a9
  4. #2d1494
  5. #26117f
  6. #200e6a
  7. #1a0b54
  8. #13083f
  9. #0d062a
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401cd3
  2. #5333d7
  3. #6649dc
  4. #7960e0
  5. #8c77e5
  6. #a08ee9
  7. #b3a4ed
  8. #c6bbf2
  9. #d9d2f6
  10. #ece8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401cd3
  2. #4626cb
  3. #4d30c2
  4. #533aba
  5. #5a44b2
  6. #604eaa
  7. #6658a1
  8. #6d6299
  9. #736c91
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453b95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401cd3 {
  color: #401cd3;
}
Background
.bg-401cd3 {
  background-color: #401cd3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #401cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 28 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401cd3, #9b1cd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 28 211 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.72 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.73 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.82 #bfe32c Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#401cd3  rgb(64, 28, 211)  hsl(252, 77%, 47%)  Blue
#afd31c  rgb(175, 211, 28)  hsl(72, 77%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d3401c  rgb(211, 64, 28)  hsl(12, 77%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1cd340  rgb(28, 211, 64)  hsl(132, 77%, 47%)  Lime Green