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#450ABA

#450aba ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#450aba is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 3.92% green and 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.9% cyan, 94.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 260.11°, with 89.8% saturation and 38.43% 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 10.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.0503

Complementary

  1. #450aba
  2. #7fba0a

Split complementary

  1. #450aba
  2. #ba9d0a
  3. #27ba0a

Analogous

  1. #0a27ba
  2. #450aba
  3. #9d0aba

Triadic

  1. #450aba
  2. #ba450a
  3. #0aba45

Tetradic

  1. #450aba
  2. #ba0a7f
  3. #7fba0a
  4. #0aba45

Square

  1. #450aba
  2. #ba0a27
  3. #7fba0a
  4. #0aba9d

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0229
  2. #2a0671
  3. #450aba
  4. #651ef3
  5. #9766f7

Shades

#450aba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #450aba
  2. #3e09a7
  3. #370895
  4. #300782
  5. #290670
  6. #23055d
  7. #1c044a
  8. #150338
  9. #0e0225
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#450aba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #450aba
  2. #5823c1
  3. #6a3bc8
  4. #7d54cf
  5. #8f6cd6
  6. #a285dd
  7. #b59de3
  8. #c7b6ea
  9. #dacef1
  10. #ece7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#450aba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #450aba
  2. #4b16b4
  3. #5122ae
  4. #572da9
  5. #5d39a3
  6. #63459d
  7. #685197
  8. #6e5d91
  9. #74688c
  10. #7a7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423283 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002db8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #223b92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-450aba {
  color: #450aba;
}
Background
.bg-450aba {
  background-color: #450aba;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-450aba {
  border: 2px solid #450aba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #450aba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 10 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 90% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-450aba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #450aba, #9d0aba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-450aba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 10 186 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.02 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.76 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.21 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.21 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.92 #baf545 Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#450aba  rgb(69, 10, 186)  hsl(260, 90%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#7fba0a  rgb(127, 186, 10)  hsl(80, 90%, 38%)  Apple Green
#ba450a  rgb(186, 69, 10)  hsl(20, 90%, 38%)  Mahogany
#0aba45  rgb(10, 186, 69)  hsl(140, 90%, 38%)  Kelly Green