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#451ECE

#451ece ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451ece 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.5% cyan, 85.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 253.3°, with 74.58% saturation and 46.27% 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 9.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.02.

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Relative luminance0.0665

Complementary

  1. #451ece
  2. #a7ce1e

Split complementary

  1. #451ece
  2. #ce9d1e
  3. #4fce1e

Analogous

  1. #1e4fce
  2. #451ece
  3. #9d1ece

Triadic

  1. #451ece
  2. #ce451e
  3. #1ece45

Tetradic

  1. #451ece
  2. #ce1ea7
  3. #a7ce1e
  4. #1ece45

Square

  1. #451ece
  2. #ce1e4f
  3. #a7ce1e
  4. #1ece9d

Monochromatic

  1. #180b48
  2. #2f148b
  3. #451ece
  4. #7353e6
  5. #a995f0

Shades

#451ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451ece
  2. #3e1bb9
  3. #3718a5
  4. #301590
  5. #29127c
  6. #230f67
  7. #1c0c52
  8. #15093e
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#451ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451ece
  2. #5835d3
  3. #6a4bd8
  4. #7d62dd
  5. #8f78e2
  6. #a28fe7
  7. #b5a5eb
  8. #c7bcf0
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451ece
  2. #4b28c6
  3. #5132be
  4. #573bb7
  5. #5d45af
  6. #634fa7
  7. #68599f
  8. #6e6397
  9. #746c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0648a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451ece {
  color: #451ece;
}
Background
.bg-451ece {
  background-color: #451ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451ece {
  border: 2px solid #451ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 30 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451ece, #9d1ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 30 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.02 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.24 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.33 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.81 #bae131 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#451ece  rgb(69, 30, 206)  hsl(253, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#a7ce1e  rgb(167, 206, 30)  hsl(73, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#ce451e  rgb(206, 69, 30)  hsl(13, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ece45  rgb(30, 206, 69)  hsl(133, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green