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#401EB2

#401eb2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401eb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 11.76% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 83.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 253.78°, with 71.15% saturation and 40.78% 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 10.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.0523

Complementary

  1. #401eb2
  2. #90b21e

Split complementary

  1. #401eb2
  2. #b28a1e
  3. #46b21e

Analogous

  1. #1e46b2
  2. #401eb2
  3. #8a1eb2

Triadic

  1. #401eb2
  2. #b2401e
  3. #1eb240

Tetradic

  1. #401eb2
  2. #b21e90
  3. #90b21e
  4. #1eb240

Square

  1. #401eb2
  2. #b21e46
  3. #90b21e
  4. #1eb28a

Monochromatic

  1. #11082f
  2. #281371
  3. #401eb2
  4. #633ede
  5. #987fea

Shades

#401eb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401eb2
  2. #3a1ba0
  3. #33188e
  4. #2d157d
  5. #26126b
  6. #200f59
  7. #1a0c47
  8. #130935
  9. #0d0624
  10. #060312
  11. #000000

Tints

#401eb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401eb2
  2. #5335ba
  3. #664bc1
  4. #7962c9
  5. #8c78d1
  6. #a08fd9
  7. #b3a5e0
  8. #c6bce8
  9. #d9d2f0
  10. #ece9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401eb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401eb2
  2. #4628ad
  3. #4d32a8
  4. #533ba3
  5. #5a459e
  6. #604f99
  7. #665994
  8. #6d638f
  9. #736c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #40367e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003baf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b3f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401eb2 {
  color: #401eb2;
}
Background
.bg-401eb2 {
  background-color: #401eb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401eb2 {
  border: 2px solid #401eb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401eb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 30 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 71% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401eb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401eb2, #8a1eb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401eb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 30 178 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.00 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 6.96 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.31 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.20 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.34 #bfe14d Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401eb2  rgb(64, 30, 178)  hsl(254, 71%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#90b21e  rgb(144, 178, 30)  hsl(74, 71%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b2401e  rgb(178, 64, 30)  hsl(14, 71%, 41%)  Rust
#1eb240  rgb(30, 178, 64)  hsl(134, 71%, 41%)  Kelly Green