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#440ECA

#440eca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#440eca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 5.49% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 93.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 257.23°, with 87.04% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.82.

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Relative luminance0.0581

Complementary

  1. #440eca
  2. #94ca0e

Split complementary

  1. #440eca
  2. #caa20e
  3. #36ca0e

Analogous

  1. #0e36ca
  2. #440eca
  3. #a20eca

Triadic

  1. #440eca
  2. #ca440e
  3. #0eca44

Tetradic

  1. #440eca
  2. #ca0e94
  3. #94ca0e
  4. #0eca44

Square

  1. #440eca
  2. #ca0e36
  3. #94ca0e
  4. #0ecaa2

Monochromatic

  1. #14043b
  2. #2c0982
  3. #440eca
  4. #6a34f1
  5. #9e7bf6

Shades

#440eca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #440eca
  2. #3d0db6
  3. #360ba2
  4. #300a8d
  5. #290879
  6. #220765
  7. #1b0651
  8. #14043d
  9. #0e0328
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#440eca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #440eca
  2. #5726cf
  3. #693ed5
  4. #7c56da
  5. #8f6edf
  6. #a287e5
  7. #b49fea
  8. #c7b7ef
  9. #dacff4
  10. #ece7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#440eca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #440eca
  2. #4a19c3
  3. #5025bb
  4. #5630b4
  5. #5c3cac
  6. #6247a5
  7. #68529e
  8. #6e5e96
  9. #74698f
  10. #7a7587
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44368e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005376 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0a429f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-440eca {
  color: #440eca;
}
Background
.bg-440eca {
  background-color: #440eca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-440eca {
  border: 2px solid #440eca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #440eca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 14 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-440eca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #440eca, #a20eca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-440eca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 14 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.82 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.75 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.11 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.73 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.60 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.88 #bbf135 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#440eca  rgb(68, 14, 202)  hsl(257, 87%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#94ca0e  rgb(148, 202, 14)  hsl(77, 87%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#ca440e  rgb(202, 68, 14)  hsl(17, 87%, 42%)  Sinopia
#0eca44  rgb(14, 202, 68)  hsl(137, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green