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#451ABC

#451abc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451abc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 10.2% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.3% cyan, 86.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 255.93°, with 75.7% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.49.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0563

Complementary

  1. #451abc
  2. #91bc1a

Split complementary

  1. #451abc
  2. #bc961a
  3. #40bc1a

Analogous

  1. #1a40bc
  2. #451abc
  3. #961abc

Triadic

  1. #451abc
  2. #bc451a
  3. #1abc45

Tetradic

  1. #451abc
  2. #bc1a91
  3. #91bc1a
  4. #1abc45

Square

  1. #451abc
  2. #bc1a40
  3. #91bc1a
  4. #1abc96

Monochromatic

  1. #140736
  2. #2c1179
  3. #451abc
  4. #6a3ee4
  5. #9e81ee

Shades

#451abc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451abc
  2. #3e17a9
  3. #371596
  4. #301284
  5. #291071
  6. #230d5e
  7. #1c0a4b
  8. #150838
  9. #0e0526
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#451abc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451abc
  2. #5831c3
  3. #6a48c9
  4. #7d5fd0
  5. #8f76d7
  6. #a28dde
  7. #b5a3e4
  8. #c7baeb
  9. #dad1f2
  10. #ece8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451abc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451abc
  2. #4b24b6
  3. #512eb0
  4. #5739aa
  5. #5d43a4
  6. #634d9e
  7. #685798
  8. #6e6192
  9. #746c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443785 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #204094 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451abc {
  color: #451abc;
}
Background
.bg-451abc {
  background-color: #451abc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451abc {
  border: 2px solid #451abc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451abc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 26 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451abc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451abc, #961abc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451abc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 26 188 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.49 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.95 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.58 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.78 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.05 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.29 #bae543 Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#451abc  rgb(69, 26, 188)  hsl(256, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#91bc1a  rgb(145, 188, 26)  hsl(76, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bc451a  rgb(188, 69, 26)  hsl(16, 76%, 42%)  Rust
#1abc45  rgb(26, 188, 69)  hsl(136, 76%, 42%)  Lime Green