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#451CEA

#451cea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#451cea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 10.98% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 88.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 251.94°, with 83.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 8.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.27.

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Relative luminance0.0804

Complementary

  1. #451cea
  2. #c1ea1c

Split complementary

  1. #451cea
  2. #eaac1c
  3. #5aea1c

Analogous

  1. #1c5aea
  2. #451cea
  3. #ac1cea

Triadic

  1. #451cea
  2. #ea451c
  3. #1cea45

Tetradic

  1. #451cea
  2. #ea1cc1
  3. #c1ea1c
  4. #1cea45

Square

  1. #451cea
  2. #ea1c5a
  3. #c1ea1c
  4. #1ceaac

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0964
  2. #2e10aa
  3. #451cea
  4. #7e62f0
  5. #b8a8f7

Shades

#451cea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451cea
  2. #3e19d3
  3. #3716bb
  4. #3014a4
  5. #29118c
  6. #230e75
  7. #1c0b5e
  8. #150846
  9. #0e062f
  10. #070317
  11. #000000

Tints

#451cea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451cea
  2. #5833ec
  3. #6a49ee
  4. #7d60f0
  5. #8f77f2
  6. #a28ef5
  7. #b5a4f7
  8. #c7bbf9
  9. #dad2fb
  10. #ece8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451cea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451cea
  2. #4b26df
  3. #5130d5
  4. #573aca
  5. #5d44c0
  6. #634eb5
  7. #6858aa
  8. #6e62a0
  9. #746c95
  10. #7a768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c41a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451cea {
  color: #451cea;
}
Background
.bg-451cea {
  background-color: #451cea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451cea {
  border: 2px solid #451cea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451cea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 28 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 252 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451cea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451cea, #ac1cea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451cea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 28 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.48 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.18 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.02 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.66 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.84 #bae315 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#451cea  rgb(69, 28, 234)  hsl(252, 83%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#c1ea1c  rgb(193, 234, 28)  hsl(72, 83%, 51%)  Pear
#ea451c  rgb(234, 69, 28)  hsl(12, 83%, 51%)  Ferrari Red
#1cea45  rgb(28, 234, 69)  hsl(132, 83%, 51%)  Malachite