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#460BBB

#460bbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#460bbb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 4.31% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.57% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 260.11°, with 88.89% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.0513

Complementary

  1. #460bbb
  2. #80bb0b

Split complementary

  1. #460bbb
  2. #bb9e0b
  3. #28bb0b

Analogous

  1. #0b28bb
  2. #460bbb
  3. #9e0bbb

Triadic

  1. #460bbb
  2. #bb460b
  3. #0bbb46

Tetradic

  1. #460bbb
  2. #bb0b80
  3. #80bb0b
  4. #0bbb46

Square

  1. #460bbb
  2. #bb0b28
  3. #80bb0b
  4. #0bbb9e

Monochromatic

  1. #10022a
  2. #2b0773
  3. #460bbb
  4. #6721f2
  5. #9869f6

Shades

#460bbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #460bbb
  2. #3f0aa8
  3. #380996
  4. #310883
  5. #2a0770
  6. #23065e
  7. #1c044b
  8. #150338
  9. #0e0225
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#460bbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #460bbb
  2. #5923c2
  3. #6b3cc9
  4. #7e54cf
  5. #906dd6
  6. #a385dd
  7. #b59de4
  8. #c8b6eb
  9. #dacef1
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#460bbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #460bbb
  2. #4c17b5
  3. #5222af
  4. #572ea9
  5. #5d3aa3
  6. #63469e
  7. #695198
  8. #6f5d92
  9. #74698c
  10. #7a7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #423284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ab8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #233b93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-460bbb {
  color: #460bbb;
}
Background
.bg-460bbb {
  background-color: #460bbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-460bbb {
  border: 2px solid #460bbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #460bbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 11 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-460bbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #460bbb, #9e0bbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-460bbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 11 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.75 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.63 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.03 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.35 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.69 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.72 #b9f444 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#460bbb  rgb(70, 11, 187)  hsl(260, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#80bb0b  rgb(128, 187, 11)  hsl(80, 89%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bb460b  rgb(187, 70, 11)  hsl(20, 89%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0bbb46  rgb(11, 187, 70)  hsl(140, 89%, 39%)  Lime Green