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#401ED2

#401ed2 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#401ed2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.52% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 251.33°, with 75% saturation and 47.06% 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 9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0667

Complementary

  1. #401ed2
  2. #b0d21e

Split complementary

  1. #401ed2
  2. #d29a1e
  3. #56d21e

Analogous

  1. #1e56d2
  2. #401ed2
  3. #9a1ed2

Triadic

  1. #401ed2
  2. #d2401e
  3. #1ed240

Tetradic

  1. #401ed2
  2. #d21eb0
  3. #b0d21e
  4. #1ed240

Square

  1. #401ed2
  2. #d21e56
  3. #b0d21e
  4. #1ed29a

Monochromatic

  1. #170b4c
  2. #2c148f
  3. #401ed2
  4. #7156e7
  5. #a999f0

Shades

#401ed2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #401ed2
  2. #3a1bbd
  3. #3318a8
  4. #2d1593
  5. #26127e
  6. #200f69
  7. #1a0c54
  8. #13093f
  9. #0d062a
  10. #060315
  11. #000000

Tints

#401ed2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #401ed2
  2. #5335d7
  3. #664bdb
  4. #7962e0
  5. #8c78e4
  6. #a08fe9
  7. #b3a5ed
  8. #c6bcf2
  9. #d9d2f6
  10. #ece9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#401ed2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #401ed2
  2. #4628ca
  3. #4d32c2
  4. #533bb9
  5. #5a45b1
  6. #604fa9
  7. #6659a1
  8. #6d6399
  9. #736c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463c94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-401ed2 {
  color: #401ed2;
}
Background
.bg-401ed2 {
  background-color: #401ed2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-401ed2 {
  border: 2px solid #401ed2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #401ed2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 30 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 75% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-401ed2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #401ed2, #9a1ed2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-401ed2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 30 210 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.72 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.85 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.95 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.18 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.72 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.87 #bfe12d Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#401ed2  rgb(64, 30, 210)  hsl(251, 75%, 47%)  Blue
#b0d21e  rgb(176, 210, 30)  hsl(71, 75%, 47%)  June Bud
#d2401e  rgb(210, 64, 30)  hsl(11, 75%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1ed240  rgb(30, 210, 64)  hsl(131, 75%, 47%)  Lime Green