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#451ECB

#451ecb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451ecb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 11.76% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.01% cyan, 85.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 253.53°, with 74.25% saturation and 45.69% 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 9.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0651

Complementary

  1. #451ecb
  2. #a4cb1e

Split complementary

  1. #451ecb
  2. #cb9c1e
  3. #4dcb1e

Analogous

  1. #1e4dcb
  2. #451ecb
  3. #9c1ecb

Triadic

  1. #451ecb
  2. #cb451e
  3. #1ecb45

Tetradic

  1. #451ecb
  2. #cb1ea4
  3. #a4cb1e
  4. #1ecb45

Square

  1. #451ecb
  2. #cb1e4d
  3. #a4cb1e
  4. #1ecb9c

Monochromatic

  1. #180a46
  2. #2e1488
  3. #451ecb
  4. #7250e5
  5. #a893ef

Shades

#451ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451ecb
  2. #3e1bb7
  3. #3718a2
  4. #30158e
  5. #29127a
  6. #230f66
  7. #1c0c51
  8. #15093d
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#451ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451ecb
  2. #5835d0
  3. #6a4bd5
  4. #7d62db
  5. #8f78e0
  6. #a28fe5
  7. #b5a5ea
  8. #c7bcef
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451ecb
  2. #4b28c4
  3. #5132bc
  4. #573bb5
  5. #5d45ad
  6. #634fa6
  7. #68599e
  8. #6e6397
  9. #746c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d47a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451ecb {
  color: #451ecb;
}
Background
.bg-451ecb {
  background-color: #451ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451ecb {
  border: 2px solid #451ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 30 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 74% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451ecb, #9c1ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 30 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.55 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.67 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.05 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.39 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.78 #bae134 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#451ecb  rgb(69, 30, 203)  hsl(254, 74%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#a4cb1e  rgb(164, 203, 30)  hsl(74, 74%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cb451e  rgb(203, 69, 30)  hsl(14, 74%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ecb45  rgb(30, 203, 69)  hsl(134, 74%, 46%)  Lime Green