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#440FD9

#440fd9 ≈ Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#440fd9 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 5.88% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.66% cyan, 93.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 255.74°, with 87.07% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Blue (#0000ff), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.0658

Complementary

  1. #440fd9
  2. #a4d90f

Split complementary

  1. #440fd9
  2. #d9a90f
  3. #3fd90f

Analogous

  1. #0f3fd9
  2. #440fd9
  3. #a90fd9

Triadic

  1. #440fd9
  2. #d9440f
  3. #0fd944

Tetradic

  1. #440fd9
  2. #d90fa4
  3. #a4d90f
  4. #0fd944

Square

  1. #440fd9
  2. #d90f3f
  3. #a4d90f
  4. #0fd9a9

Monochromatic

  1. #17054a
  2. #2e0a91
  3. #440fd9
  4. #7143f2
  5. #a78af7

Shades

#440fd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #440fd9
  2. #3d0ec3
  3. #360cae
  4. #300b98
  5. #290982
  6. #22086d
  7. #1b0657
  8. #140541
  9. #0e032b
  10. #070216
  11. #000000

Tints

#440fd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #440fd9
  2. #5727dd
  3. #693fe1
  4. #7c57e4
  5. #8f6fe8
  6. #a287ec
  7. #b49ff0
  8. #c7b7f4
  9. #dacff7
  10. #ece7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#440fd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #440fd9
  2. #4a1ad0
  3. #5026c7
  4. #5631be
  5. #5c3cb5
  6. #6248ad
  7. #6853a4
  8. #6e5e9b
  9. #746992
  10. #7a7589
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-440fd9 {
  color: #440fd9;
}
Background
.bg-440fd9 {
  background-color: #440fd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-440fd9 {
  border: 2px solid #440fd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #440fd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 15 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 87% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-440fd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #440fd9, #a90fd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-440fd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 15 217 / 0.35);
}

#0000ff Blue ΔE 4.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.23 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.68 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.05 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.27 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.64 #bbf026 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Blue
#440fd9  rgb(68, 15, 217)  hsl(256, 87%, 45%)  Blue
#a4d90f  rgb(164, 217, 15)  hsl(76, 87%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#d9440f  rgb(217, 68, 15)  hsl(16, 87%, 45%)  Sinopia
#0fd944  rgb(15, 217, 68)  hsl(136, 87%, 45%)  Malachite