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#451CCC

#451ccc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451ccc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.18% cyan, 86.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 253.98°, with 75.86% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0646

Complementary

  1. #451ccc
  2. #a3cc1c

Split complementary

  1. #451ccc
  2. #cc9d1c
  3. #4bcc1c

Analogous

  1. #1c4bcc
  2. #451ccc
  3. #9d1ccc

Triadic

  1. #451ccc
  2. #cc451c
  3. #1ccc45

Tetradic

  1. #451ccc
  2. #cc1ca3
  3. #a3cc1c
  4. #1ccc45

Square

  1. #451ccc
  2. #cc1c4b
  3. #a3cc1c
  4. #1ccc9d

Monochromatic

  1. #170a45
  2. #2e1389
  3. #451ccc
  4. #714ee7
  5. #a791f0

Shades

#451ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451ccc
  2. #3e19b8
  3. #3716a3
  4. #30148f
  5. #29117a
  6. #230e66
  7. #1c0b52
  8. #15083d
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#451ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451ccc
  2. #5833d1
  3. #6a49d6
  4. #7d60db
  5. #8f77e0
  6. #a28ee6
  7. #b5a4eb
  8. #c7bbf0
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ece8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451ccc
  2. #4b26c4
  3. #5130bd
  4. #573ab5
  5. #5d44ae
  6. #634ea6
  7. #68589e
  8. #6e6297
  9. #746c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0b46a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451ccc {
  color: #451ccc;
}
Background
.bg-451ccc {
  background-color: #451ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451ccc {
  border: 2px solid #451ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 28 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451ccc, #9d1ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 28 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.76 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.00 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.03 #bae333 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#451ccc  rgb(69, 28, 204)  hsl(254, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a3cc1c  rgb(163, 204, 28)  hsl(74, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cc451c  rgb(204, 69, 28)  hsl(14, 76%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ccc45  rgb(28, 204, 69)  hsl(134, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green