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#440CD4

#440cd4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#440cd4 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 4.71% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.92% cyan, 94.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 256.8°, with 89.29% saturation and 43.92% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.0625

Complementary

  1. #440cd4
  2. #9cd40c

Split complementary

  1. #440cd4
  2. #d4a80c
  3. #38d40c

Analogous

  1. #0c38d4
  2. #440cd4
  3. #a80cd4

Triadic

  1. #440cd4
  2. #d4440c
  3. #0cd444

Tetradic

  1. #440cd4
  2. #d40c9c
  3. #9cd40c
  4. #0cd444

Square

  1. #440cd4
  2. #d40c38
  3. #9cd40c
  4. #0cd4a8

Monochromatic

  1. #160443
  2. #2d088c
  3. #440cd4
  4. #6d39f4
  5. #a281f8

Shades

#440cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #440cd4
  2. #3d0bbf
  3. #360aaa
  4. #300894
  5. #29077f
  6. #22066a
  7. #1b0555
  8. #140440
  9. #0e022a
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#440cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #440cd4
  2. #5724d8
  3. #693ddd
  4. #7c55e1
  5. #8f6de5
  6. #a286ea
  7. #b49eee
  8. #c7b6f2
  9. #dacef6
  10. #ece7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#440cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #440cd4
  2. #4a18cc
  3. #5023c3
  4. #562fbb
  5. #5c3ab2
  6. #6246aa
  7. #6852a2
  8. #6e5d99
  9. #746991
  10. #7a7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463895 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fd1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00577c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dd7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0045a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-440cd4 {
  color: #440cd4;
}
Background
.bg-440cd4 {
  background-color: #440cd4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-440cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #440cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #440cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 12 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 89% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-440cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #440cd4, #a80cd4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-440cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 12 212 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.22 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.65 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.75 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.73 #bbf32b Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#440cd4  rgb(68, 12, 212)  hsl(257, 89%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#9cd40c  rgb(156, 212, 12)  hsl(77, 89%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#d4440c  rgb(212, 68, 12)  hsl(17, 89%, 44%)  Sinopia
#0cd444  rgb(12, 212, 68)  hsl(137, 89%, 44%)  Malachite