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#4200BC

#4200bc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4200bc is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 0% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.89% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 261.06°, with 100% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0479

Complementary

  1. #4200bc
  2. #7abc00

Split complementary

  1. #4200bc
  2. #bca000
  3. #1cbc00

Analogous

  1. #001cbc
  2. #4200bc
  3. #a000bc

Triadic

  1. #4200bc
  2. #bc4200
  3. #00bc42

Tetradic

  1. #4200bc
  2. #bc007a
  3. #7abc00
  4. #00bc42

Square

  1. #4200bc
  2. #bc001c
  3. #7abc00
  4. #00bca0

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0023
  2. #27006f
  3. #4200bc
  4. #6009ff
  5. #9156ff

Shades

#4200bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4200bc
  2. #3b00a9
  3. #350096
  4. #2e0084
  5. #280071
  6. #21005e
  7. #1a004b
  8. #140038
  9. #0d0026
  10. #070013
  11. #000000

Tints

#4200bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4200bc
  2. #551ac3
  3. #6833c9
  4. #7b4dd0
  5. #8e66d7
  6. #a180de
  7. #b399e4
  8. #c6b3eb
  9. #d9ccf2
  10. #ece6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4200bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4200bc
  2. #480db6
  3. #4e1ab0
  4. #5526aa
  5. #5b33a4
  6. #61409e
  7. #674d98
  8. #6d5a92
  9. #74668c
  10. #7a7386
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #402f84 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0038b9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #183a93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4200bc {
  color: #4200bc;
}
Background
.bg-4200bc {
  background-color: #4200bc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4200bc {
  border: 2px solid #4200bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4200bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 0 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4200bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4200bc, #a000bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4200bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 0 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.70 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.28 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.30 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.71 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.72 #bdff43 Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4200bc  rgb(66, 0, 188)  hsl(261, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#7abc00  rgb(122, 188, 0)  hsl(81, 100%, 37%)  Apple Green
#bc4200  rgb(188, 66, 0)  hsl(21, 100%, 37%)  Mahogany
#00bc42  rgb(0, 188, 66)  hsl(141, 100%, 37%)  Lime Green