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#460FCD

#460fcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#460fcd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 5.88% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.85% cyan, 92.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 257.37°, with 86.36% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.15.

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Relative luminance0.0605

Complementary

  1. #460fcd
  2. #96cd0f

Split complementary

  1. #460fcd
  2. #cda50f
  3. #37cd0f

Analogous

  1. #0f37cd
  2. #460fcd
  3. #a50fcd

Triadic

  1. #460fcd
  2. #cd460f
  3. #0fcd46

Tetradic

  1. #460fcd
  2. #cd0f96
  3. #96cd0f
  4. #0fcd46

Square

  1. #460fcd
  2. #cd0f37
  3. #96cd0f
  4. #0fcda5

Monochromatic

  1. #15053e
  2. #2e0a86
  3. #460fcd
  4. #6d38f0
  5. #a27ff6

Shades

#460fcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #460fcd
  2. #3f0eb9
  3. #380ca4
  4. #310b90
  5. #2a097b
  6. #230867
  7. #1c0652
  8. #15053e
  9. #0e0329
  10. #070215
  11. #000000

Tints

#460fcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #460fcd
  2. #5927d2
  3. #6b3fd7
  4. #7e57dc
  5. #906fe1
  6. #a387e6
  7. #b59feb
  8. #c8b7f0
  9. #dacff5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#460fcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #460fcd
  2. #4c1ac5
  3. #5226be
  4. #5731b6
  5. #5d3cae
  6. #6348a7
  7. #69539f
  8. #6f5e97
  9. #74698f
  10. #7a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f43a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-460fcd {
  color: #460fcd;
}
Background
.bg-460fcd {
  background-color: #460fcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-460fcd {
  border: 2px solid #460fcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #460fcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 15 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 86% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-460fcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #460fcd, #a50fcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-460fcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 15 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.66 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.38 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.19 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.60 #b9f032 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#460fcd  rgb(70, 15, 205)  hsl(257, 86%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#96cd0f  rgb(150, 205, 15)  hsl(77, 86%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cd460f  rgb(205, 70, 15)  hsl(17, 86%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0fcd46  rgb(15, 205, 70)  hsl(137, 86%, 43%)  Lime Green