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#401ECF

#401ecf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401ecf 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 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.08% cyan, 85.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 251.53°, with 74.68% saturation and 46.47% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.68.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0652

Complementary

  1. #401ecf
  2. #adcf1e

Split complementary

  1. #401ecf
  2. #cf991e
  3. #54cf1e

Analogous

  1. #1e54cf
  2. #401ecf
  3. #991ecf

Triadic

  1. #401ecf
  2. #cf401e
  3. #1ecf40

Tetradic

  1. #401ecf
  2. #cf1ead
  3. #adcf1e
  4. #1ecf40

Square

  1. #401ecf
  2. #cf1e54
  3. #adcf1e
  4. #1ecf99

Monochromatic

  1. #170b49
  2. #2b148c
  3. #401ecf
  4. #7053e6
  5. #a796f0

Shades

#401ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401ecf
  2. #3a1bba
  3. #3318a6
  4. #2d1591
  5. #26127c
  6. #200f68
  7. #1a0c53
  8. #13093e
  9. #0d0629
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401ecf
  2. #5335d4
  3. #664bd9
  4. #7962dd
  5. #8c78e2
  6. #a08fe7
  7. #b3a5ec
  8. #c6bcf1
  9. #d9d2f5
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401ecf
  2. #4628c7
  3. #4d32bf
  4. #533bb7
  5. #5a45af
  6. #604fa8
  7. #6659a0
  8. #6d6398
  9. #736c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 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 #0036cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0048a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401ecf {
  color: #401ecf;
}
Background
.bg-401ecf {
  background-color: #401ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401ecf {
  border: 2px solid #401ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 30 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401ecf, #991ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 30 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.10 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.93 #bfe130 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#401ecf  rgb(64, 30, 207)  hsl(252, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#adcf1e  rgb(173, 207, 30)  hsl(72, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cf401e  rgb(207, 64, 30)  hsl(12, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ecf40  rgb(30, 207, 64)  hsl(132, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green