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#401EBB

#401ebb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401ebb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.78% cyan, 83.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 252.99°, with 72.35% saturation and 42.55% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.42.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0561

Complementary

  1. #401ebb
  2. #99bb1e

Split complementary

  1. #401ebb
  2. #bb8e1e
  3. #4bbb1e

Analogous

  1. #1e4bbb
  2. #401ebb
  3. #8e1ebb

Triadic

  1. #401ebb
  2. #bb401e
  3. #1ebb40

Tetradic

  1. #401ebb
  2. #bb1e99
  3. #99bb1e
  4. #1ebb40

Square

  1. #401ebb
  2. #bb1e4b
  3. #99bb1e
  4. #1ebb8e

Monochromatic

  1. #130937
  2. #291379
  3. #401ebb
  4. #6644e1
  5. #9c86ec

Shades

#401ebb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401ebb
  2. #3a1ba8
  3. #331896
  4. #2d1583
  5. #261270
  6. #200f5e
  7. #1a0c4b
  8. #130938
  9. #0d0625
  10. #060313
  11. #000000

Tints

#401ebb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401ebb
  2. #5335c2
  3. #664bc9
  4. #7962cf
  5. #8c78d6
  6. #a08fdd
  7. #b3a5e4
  8. #c6bceb
  9. #d9d2f1
  10. #ece9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401ebb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401ebb
  2. #4628b5
  3. #4d32af
  4. #533ba9
  5. #5a45a3
  6. #604f9e
  7. #665998
  8. #6d6392
  9. #736c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423784 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00516f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #104294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401ebb {
  color: #401ebb;
}
Background
.bg-401ebb {
  background-color: #401ebb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401ebb {
  border: 2px solid #401ebb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401ebb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 30 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 72% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401ebb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401ebb, #8e1ebb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401ebb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 30 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.05 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.32 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.69 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.76 #bfe144 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401ebb  rgb(64, 30, 187)  hsl(253, 72%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#99bb1e  rgb(153, 187, 30)  hsl(73, 72%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bb401e  rgb(187, 64, 30)  hsl(13, 72%, 43%)  Rust
#1ebb40  rgb(30, 187, 64)  hsl(133, 72%, 43%)  Kelly Green