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#401CD9

#401cd9 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 251.43°, with 77.14% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0693

Complementary

  1. #401cd9
  2. #b5d91c

Split complementary

  1. #401cd9
  2. #d99f1c
  3. #56d91c

Analogous

  1. #1c56d9
  2. #401cd9
  3. #9f1cd9

Triadic

  1. #401cd9
  2. #d9401c
  3. #1cd940

Tetradic

  1. #401cd9
  2. #d91cb5
  3. #b5d91c
  4. #1cd940

Square

  1. #401cd9
  2. #d91c56
  3. #b5d91c
  4. #1cd99f

Monochromatic

  1. #180b51
  2. #2c1395
  3. #401cd9
  4. #7458e9
  5. #ac9cf2

Shades

#401cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401cd9
  2. #3a19c3
  3. #3316ae
  4. #2d1498
  5. #261182
  6. #200e6d
  7. #1a0b57
  8. #130841
  9. #0d062b
  10. #060316
  11. #000000

Tints

#401cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401cd9
  2. #5333dd
  3. #6649e1
  4. #7960e4
  5. #8c77e8
  6. #a08eec
  7. #b3a4f0
  8. #c6bbf4
  9. #d9d2f7
  10. #ece8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401cd9
  2. #4626d0
  3. #4d30c7
  4. #533abe
  5. #5a44b5
  6. #604ead
  7. #6658a4
  8. #6d629b
  9. #736c92
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401cd9 {
  color: #401cd9;
}
Background
.bg-401cd9 {
  background-color: #401cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #401cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 28 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401cd9, #9f1cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 28 217 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.14 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.15 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.59 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.32 #bfe326 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Blue
#401cd9  rgb(64, 28, 217)  hsl(251, 77%, 48%)  Blue
#b5d91c  rgb(181, 217, 28)  hsl(71, 77%, 48%)  June Bud
#d9401c  rgb(217, 64, 28)  hsl(11, 77%, 48%)  Sinopia
#1cd940  rgb(28, 217, 64)  hsl(131, 77%, 48%)  Malachite