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#401DCD

#401dcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401dcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 11.37% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.78% cyan, 85.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 251.93°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0638

Complementary

  1. #401dcd
  2. #aacd1d

Split complementary

  1. #401dcd
  2. #cd981d
  3. #52cd1d

Analogous

  1. #1d52cd
  2. #401dcd
  3. #981dcd

Triadic

  1. #401dcd
  2. #cd401d
  3. #1dcd40

Tetradic

  1. #401dcd
  2. #cd1daa
  3. #aacd1d
  4. #1dcd40

Square

  1. #401dcd
  2. #cd1d52
  3. #aacd1d
  4. #1dcd98

Monochromatic

  1. #160a47
  2. #2b148a
  3. #401dcd
  4. #6e50e6
  5. #a693f0

Shades

#401dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401dcd
  2. #3a1ab9
  3. #3317a4
  4. #2d1490
  5. #26117b
  6. #200f67
  7. #1a0c52
  8. #13093e
  9. #0d0629
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401dcd
  2. #5334d2
  3. #664ad7
  4. #7961dc
  5. #8c77e1
  6. #a08ee6
  7. #b3a5eb
  8. #c6bbf0
  9. #d9d2f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401dcd
  2. #4627c5
  3. #4d31be
  4. #533bb6
  5. #5a45ae
  6. #604fa7
  7. #66589f
  8. #6d6297
  9. #736c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401dcd {
  color: #401dcd;
}
Background
.bg-401dcd {
  background-color: #401dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401dcd {
  border: 2px solid #401dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 29 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401dcd, #981dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 29 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.49 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.23 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.55 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.03 #bfe232 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401dcd  rgb(64, 29, 205)  hsl(252, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#aacd1d  rgb(170, 205, 29)  hsl(72, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cd401d  rgb(205, 64, 29)  hsl(12, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1dcd40  rgb(29, 205, 64)  hsl(132, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green