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#451ABE

#451abe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451abe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.68% cyan, 86.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 255.73°, with 75.93% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.0572

Complementary

  1. #451abe
  2. #93be1a

Split complementary

  1. #451abe
  2. #be971a
  3. #41be1a

Analogous

  1. #1a41be
  2. #451abe
  3. #971abe

Triadic

  1. #451abe
  2. #be451a
  3. #1abe45

Tetradic

  1. #451abe
  2. #be1a93
  3. #93be1a
  4. #1abe45

Square

  1. #451abe
  2. #be1a41
  3. #93be1a
  4. #1abe97

Monochromatic

  1. #140837
  2. #2d117b
  3. #451abe
  4. #6b40e5
  5. #9f83ee

Shades

#451abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451abe
  2. #3e17ab
  3. #371598
  4. #301285
  5. #291072
  6. #230d5f
  7. #1c0a4c
  8. #150839
  9. #0e0526
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#451abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451abe
  2. #5831c5
  3. #6a48cb
  4. #7d5fd2
  5. #8f76d8
  6. #a28ddf
  7. #b5a3e5
  8. #c7baec
  9. #dad1f2
  10. #ece8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451abe
  2. #4b24b8
  3. #512eb2
  4. #5739ab
  5. #5d43a5
  6. #634d9f
  7. #685799
  8. #6e6193
  9. #746c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443786 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005071 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e4196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451abe {
  color: #451abe;
}
Background
.bg-451abe {
  background-color: #451abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451abe {
  border: 2px solid #451abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 26 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451abe, #971abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 26 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.45 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.09 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.02 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.34 #bae541 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#451abe  rgb(69, 26, 190)  hsl(256, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#93be1a  rgb(147, 190, 26)  hsl(76, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#be451a  rgb(190, 69, 26)  hsl(16, 76%, 42%)  Rust
#1abe45  rgb(26, 190, 69)  hsl(136, 76%, 42%)  Lime Green