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#401DCF

#401dcf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401dcf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.08% cyan, 85.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 251.8°, with 75.42% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.58.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #401dcf
  2. #accf1d

Split complementary

  1. #401dcf
  2. #cf991d
  3. #53cf1d

Analogous

  1. #1d53cf
  2. #401dcf
  3. #991dcf

Triadic

  1. #401dcf
  2. #cf401d
  3. #1dcf40

Tetradic

  1. #401dcf
  2. #cf1dac
  3. #accf1d
  4. #1dcf40

Square

  1. #401dcf
  2. #cf1d53
  3. #accf1d
  4. #1dcf99

Monochromatic

  1. #170a49
  2. #2b148c
  3. #401dcf
  4. #6f52e7
  5. #a795f0

Shades

#401dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401dcf
  2. #3a1aba
  3. #3317a6
  4. #2d1491
  5. #26117c
  6. #200f68
  7. #1a0c53
  8. #13093e
  9. #0d0629
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401dcf
  2. #5334d4
  3. #664ad9
  4. #7961dd
  5. #8c77e2
  6. #a08ee7
  7. #b3a5ec
  8. #c6bbf1
  9. #d9d2f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401dcf
  2. #4627c7
  3. #4d31bf
  4. #533bb7
  5. #5a45af
  6. #604fa8
  7. #6658a0
  8. #6d6298
  9. #736c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453b92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401dcf {
  color: #401dcf;
}
Background
.bg-401dcf {
  background-color: #401dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401dcf {
  border: 2px solid #401dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 29 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401dcf, #991dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 29 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.36 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.05 #bfe230 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401dcf  rgb(64, 29, 207)  hsl(252, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#accf1d  rgb(172, 207, 29)  hsl(72, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cf401d  rgb(207, 64, 29)  hsl(12, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1dcf40  rgb(29, 207, 64)  hsl(132, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green