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#4223CA

#4223ca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4223ca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.88% red, 13.73% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.33% cyan, 82.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 251.14°, with 70.46% 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 9.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.16.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0662

Complementary

  1. #4223ca
  2. #abca23

Split complementary

  1. #4223ca
  2. #ca9623
  3. #57ca23

Analogous

  1. #2357ca
  2. #4223ca
  3. #9623ca

Triadic

  1. #4223ca
  2. #ca4223
  3. #23ca42

Tetradic

  1. #4223ca
  2. #ca23ab
  3. #abca23
  4. #23ca42

Square

  1. #4223ca
  2. #ca2357
  3. #abca23
  4. #23ca96

Monochromatic

  1. #170c48
  2. #2d1889
  3. #4223ca
  4. #7158e2
  5. #a899ed

Shades

#4223ca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4223ca
  2. #3b20b6
  3. #351ca2
  4. #2e198d
  5. #281579
  6. #211265
  7. #1a0e51
  8. #140b3d
  9. #0d0728
  10. #070414
  11. #000000

Tints

#4223ca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4223ca
  2. #5539cf
  3. #684fd5
  4. #7b65da
  5. #8e7bdf
  6. #a191e5
  7. #b3a7ea
  8. #c6bdef
  9. #d9d3f4
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4223ca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4223ca
  2. #482cc3
  3. #4e36bb
  4. #553fb4
  5. #5b48ac
  6. #6152a5
  7. #675b9e
  8. #6d6496
  9. #746d8f
  10. #7a7787
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463d8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005879 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0049a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4223ca {
  color: #4223ca;
}
Background
.bg-4223ca {
  background-color: #4223ca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4223ca {
  border: 2px solid #4223ca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4223ca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 66 35 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 251 70% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4223ca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4223ca, #9623ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4223ca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(66 35 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.16 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.70 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.54 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.17 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.37 #bddc35 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4223ca  rgb(66, 35, 202)  hsl(251, 70%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#abca23  rgb(171, 202, 35)  hsl(71, 70%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#ca4223  rgb(202, 66, 35)  hsl(11, 70%, 46%)  Sinopia
#23ca42  rgb(35, 202, 66)  hsl(131, 70%, 46%)  Lime Green