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#451CBF

#451cbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451cbf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 10.98% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.87% cyan, 85.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 255.09°, with 74.43% saturation and 42.94% 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 9.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.0586

Complementary

  1. #451cbf
  2. #96bf1c

Split complementary

  1. #451cbf
  2. #bf961c
  3. #45bf1c

Analogous

  1. #1c45bf
  2. #451cbf
  3. #961cbf

Triadic

  1. #451cbf
  2. #bf451c
  3. #1cbf45

Tetradic

  1. #451cbf
  2. #bf1c96
  3. #96bf1c
  4. #1cbf45

Square

  1. #451cbf
  2. #bf1c45
  3. #96bf1c
  4. #1cbf96

Monochromatic

  1. #15083a
  2. #2d127c
  3. #451cbf
  4. #6c44e4
  5. #a087ed

Shades

#451cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451cbf
  2. #3e19ac
  3. #371699
  4. #301486
  5. #291173
  6. #230e60
  7. #1c0b4c
  8. #150839
  9. #0e0626
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#451cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451cbf
  2. #5833c5
  3. #6a49cc
  4. #7d60d2
  5. #8f77d9
  6. #a28edf
  7. #b5a4e5
  8. #c7bbec
  9. #dad2f2
  10. #ece8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451cbf
  2. #4b26b9
  3. #5130b2
  4. #573aac
  5. #5d44a6
  6. #634ea0
  7. #685899
  8. #6e6293
  9. #746c8d
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cc2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d4297 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451cbf {
  color: #451cbf;
}
Background
.bg-451cbf {
  background-color: #451cbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451cbf {
  border: 2px solid #451cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 28 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 74% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451cbf, #961cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 28 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.58 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.90 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.17 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.50 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.06 #bae340 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#451cbf  rgb(69, 28, 191)  hsl(255, 74%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#96bf1c  rgb(150, 191, 28)  hsl(75, 74%, 43%)  Apple Green
#bf451c  rgb(191, 69, 28)  hsl(15, 74%, 43%)  Rust
#1cbf45  rgb(28, 191, 69)  hsl(135, 74%, 43%)  Lime Green