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#461ACA

#461aca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#461aca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 10.2% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.35% cyan, 87.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 77.19% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0631

Complementary

  1. #461aca
  2. #9eca1a

Split complementary

  1. #461aca
  2. #ca9e1a
  3. #46ca1a

Analogous

  1. #1a46ca
  2. #461aca
  3. #9e1aca

Triadic

  1. #461aca
  2. #ca461a
  3. #1aca46

Tetradic

  1. #461aca
  2. #ca1a9e
  3. #9eca1a
  4. #1aca46

Square

  1. #461aca
  2. #ca1a46
  3. #9eca1a
  4. #1aca9e

Monochromatic

  1. #170942
  2. #2f1186
  3. #461aca
  4. #7149e8
  5. #a68df0

Shades

#461aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #461aca
  2. #3f17b6
  3. #3815a2
  4. #31128d
  5. #2a1079
  6. #230d65
  7. #1c0a51
  8. #15083d
  9. #0e0528
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#461aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #461aca
  2. #5931cf
  3. #6b48d5
  4. #7e5fda
  5. #9076df
  6. #a38de5
  7. #b5a3ea
  8. #c8baef
  9. #dad1f4
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#461aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #461aca
  2. #4c24c3
  3. #522ebb
  4. #5739b4
  5. #5d43ac
  6. #634da5
  7. #69579e
  8. #6f6196
  9. #746c8f
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dcf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #14459f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-461aca {
  color: #461aca;
}
Background
.bg-461aca {
  background-color: #461aca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-461aca {
  border: 2px solid #461aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #461aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 26 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-461aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #461aca, #9e1aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-461aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 26 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.62 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.66 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.72 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.23 #b9e535 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#461aca  rgb(70, 26, 202)  hsl(255, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9eca1a  rgb(158, 202, 26)  hsl(75, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#ca461a  rgb(202, 70, 26)  hsl(15, 77%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1aca46  rgb(26, 202, 70)  hsl(135, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green