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#440ECD

#440ecd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#440ecd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.83% cyan, 93.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 256.96°, with 87.21% saturation and 42.94% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #440ecd
  2. #97cd0e

Split complementary

  1. #440ecd
  2. #cda30e
  3. #38cd0e

Analogous

  1. #0e38cd
  2. #440ecd
  3. #a30ecd

Triadic

  1. #440ecd
  2. #cd440e
  3. #0ecd44

Tetradic

  1. #440ecd
  2. #cd0e97
  3. #97cd0e
  4. #0ecd44

Square

  1. #440ecd
  2. #cd0e38
  3. #97cd0e
  4. #0ecda3

Monochromatic

  1. #14043e
  2. #2c0985
  3. #440ecd
  4. #6b36f1
  5. #a07ef6

Shades

#440ecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #440ecd
  2. #3d0db9
  3. #360ba4
  4. #300a90
  5. #29087b
  6. #220767
  7. #1b0652
  8. #14043e
  9. #0e0329
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#440ecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #440ecd
  2. #5726d2
  3. #693ed7
  4. #7c56dc
  5. #8f6ee1
  6. #a287e6
  7. #b49feb
  8. #c7b7f0
  9. #dacff5
  10. #ece7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#440ecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #440ecd
  2. #4a19c5
  3. #5025be
  4. #5630b6
  5. #5c3cae
  6. #6247a7
  7. #68529f
  8. #6e5e97
  9. #74698f
  10. #7a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005478 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0343a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-440ecd {
  color: #440ecd;
}
Background
.bg-440ecd {
  background-color: #440ecd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-440ecd {
  border: 2px solid #440ecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #440ecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 14 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-440ecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #440ecd, #a30ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-440ecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 14 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 3.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.40 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.51 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.59 #bbf132 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#440ecd  rgb(68, 14, 205)  hsl(257, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#97cd0e  rgb(151, 205, 14)  hsl(77, 87%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cd440e  rgb(205, 68, 14)  hsl(17, 87%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0ecd44  rgb(14, 205, 68)  hsl(137, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green