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#4427BB

#4427bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4427bb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.67% red, 15.29% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.64% cyan, 79.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 251.76°, with 65.49% saturation and 44.31% 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 9.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.74.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0627

Complementary

  1. #4427bb
  2. #9ebb27

Split complementary

  1. #4427bb
  2. #bb8e27
  3. #54bb27

Analogous

  1. #2754bb
  2. #4427bb
  3. #8e27bb

Triadic

  1. #4427bb
  2. #bb4427
  3. #27bb44

Tetradic

  1. #4427bb
  2. #bb279e
  3. #9ebb27
  4. #27bb44

Square

  1. #4427bb
  2. #bb2754
  3. #9ebb27
  4. #27bb8e

Monochromatic

  1. #160d3c
  2. #2d1a7c
  3. #4427bb
  4. #6e53db
  5. #a393e8

Shades

#4427bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4427bb
  2. #3d23a8
  3. #361f96
  4. #301b83
  5. #291770
  6. #22145e
  7. #1b104b
  8. #140c38
  9. #0e0825
  10. #070413
  11. #000000

Tints

#4427bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4427bb
  2. #573dc2
  3. #6952c9
  4. #7c68cf
  5. #8f7dd6
  6. #a293dd
  7. #b4a9e4
  8. #c7beeb
  9. #dad4f1
  10. #ece9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4427bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4427bb
  2. #4a30b5
  3. #5039af
  4. #5642a9
  5. #5c4ba3
  6. #62549e
  7. #685c98
  8. #6e6592
  9. #746e8c
  10. #7a7786
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463c85 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041b8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005471 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4694 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4427bb {
  color: #4427bb;
}
Background
.bg-4427bb {
  background-color: #4427bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4427bb {
  border: 2px solid #4427bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4427bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 68 39 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 65% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4427bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4427bb, #8e27bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4427bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(68 39 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 6.04 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 6.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.66 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 7.14 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.52 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.71 #bbd844 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#4427bb  rgb(68, 39, 187)  hsl(252, 65%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#9ebb27  rgb(158, 187, 39)  hsl(72, 65%, 44%)  Apple Green
#bb4427  rgb(187, 68, 39)  hsl(12, 65%, 44%)  Rust
#27bb44  rgb(39, 187, 68)  hsl(132, 65%, 44%)  Kelly Green