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#401EC6

#401ec6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401ec6 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 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.68% cyan, 84.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 252.14°, with 73.68% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.36.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.061

Complementary

  1. #401ec6
  2. #a4c61e

Split complementary

  1. #401ec6
  2. #c6941e
  3. #50c61e

Analogous

  1. #1e50c6
  2. #401ec6
  3. #941ec6

Triadic

  1. #401ec6
  2. #c6401e
  3. #1ec640

Tetradic

  1. #401ec6
  2. #c61ea4
  3. #a4c61e
  4. #1ec640

Square

  1. #401ec6
  2. #c61e50
  3. #a4c61e
  4. #1ec694

Monochromatic

  1. #150a41
  2. #2b1484
  3. #401ec6
  4. #6b4de4
  5. #a28fee

Shades

#401ec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401ec6
  2. #3a1bb2
  3. #33189e
  4. #2d158b
  5. #261277
  6. #200f63
  7. #1a0c4f
  8. #13093b
  9. #0d0628
  10. #060314
  11. #000000

Tints

#401ec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401ec6
  2. #5335cc
  3. #664bd1
  4. #7962d7
  5. #8c78dd
  6. #a08fe3
  7. #b3a5e8
  8. #c6bcee
  9. #d9d2f4
  10. #ece9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401ec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401ec6
  2. #4628bf
  3. #4d32b8
  4. #533bb1
  5. #5a45aa
  6. #604fa3
  7. #66599c
  8. #6d6395
  9. #736c8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443a8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00459c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401ec6 {
  color: #401ec6;
}
Background
.bg-401ec6 {
  background-color: #401ec6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401ec6 {
  border: 2px solid #401ec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401ec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 30 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401ec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401ec6, #941ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401ec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 30 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.36 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.52 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.97 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.88 #bfe139 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401ec6  rgb(64, 30, 198)  hsl(252, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a4c61e  rgb(164, 198, 30)  hsl(72, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c6401e  rgb(198, 64, 30)  hsl(12, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ec640  rgb(30, 198, 64)  hsl(132, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green