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#451FC8

#451fc8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#451fc8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 12.16% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.5% cyan, 84.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 253.49°, with 73.16% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.2:1 (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 luminance0.0642

Complementary

  1. #451fc8
  2. #a2c81f

Split complementary

  1. #451fc8
  2. #c8991f
  3. #4dc81f

Analogous

  1. #1f4dc8
  2. #451fc8
  3. #991fc8

Triadic

  1. #451fc8
  2. #c8451f
  3. #1fc845

Tetradic

  1. #451fc8
  2. #c81fa2
  3. #a2c81f
  4. #1fc845

Square

  1. #451fc8
  2. #c81f4d
  3. #a2c81f
  4. #1fc899

Monochromatic

  1. #170a44
  2. #2e1586
  3. #451fc8
  4. #7150e4
  5. #a792ee

Shades

#451fc8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #451fc8
  2. #3e1cb4
  3. #3719a0
  4. #30168c
  5. #291378
  6. #231064
  7. #1c0c50
  8. #15093c
  9. #0e0628
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#451fc8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #451fc8
  2. #5835ce
  3. #6a4cd3
  4. #7d62d9
  5. #8f79de
  6. #a28fe4
  7. #b5a5e9
  8. #c7bcef
  9. #dad2f4
  10. #ece9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#451fc8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #451fc8
  2. #4b29c1
  3. #5132ba
  4. #573cb2
  5. #5d46ab
  6. #6350a4
  7. #68599d
  8. #6e6396
  9. #746d8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #12469e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-451fc8 {
  color: #451fc8;
}
Background
.bg-451fc8 {
  background-color: #451fc8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-451fc8 {
  border: 2px solid #451fc8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #451fc8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 31 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 73% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-451fc8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #451fc8, #991fc8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-451fc8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 31 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.88 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.03 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.37 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.14 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.17 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.63 #bae037 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#451fc8  rgb(69, 31, 200)  hsl(253, 73%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a2c81f  rgb(162, 200, 31)  hsl(73, 73%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c8451f  rgb(200, 69, 31)  hsl(13, 73%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1fc845  rgb(31, 200, 69)  hsl(133, 73%, 45%)  Lime Green