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#461BC6

#461bc6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#461bc6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 10.59% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.65% cyan, 86.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 255.09°, with 76% saturation and 44.12% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #461bc6
  2. #9bc61b

Split complementary

  1. #461bc6
  2. #c69c1b
  3. #45c61b

Analogous

  1. #1b45c6
  2. #461bc6
  3. #9c1bc6

Triadic

  1. #461bc6
  2. #c6461b
  3. #1bc646

Tetradic

  1. #461bc6
  2. #c61b9b
  3. #9bc61b
  4. #1bc646

Square

  1. #461bc6
  2. #c61b45
  3. #9bc61b
  4. #1bc69c

Monochromatic

  1. #16093f
  2. #2e1283
  3. #461bc6
  4. #6f48e6
  5. #a48bef

Shades

#461bc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #461bc6
  2. #3f18b2
  3. #38169e
  4. #31138b
  5. #2a1077
  6. #230e63
  7. #1c0b4f
  8. #15083b
  9. #0e0528
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#461bc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #461bc6
  2. #5932cc
  3. #6b49d1
  4. #7e5fd7
  5. #9076dd
  6. #a38de3
  7. #b5a4e8
  8. #c8bbee
  9. #dad1f4
  10. #ede8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#461bc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #461bc6
  2. #4c25bf
  3. #522fb8
  4. #5739b1
  5. #5d43aa
  6. #634ea3
  7. #69589c
  8. #6f6295
  9. #746c8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46398c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005475 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19449c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-461bc6 {
  color: #461bc6;
}
Background
.bg-461bc6 {
  background-color: #461bc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-461bc6 {
  border: 2px solid #461bc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #461bc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 27 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 76% 44%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-461bc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #461bc6, #9c1bc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-461bc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 27 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.60 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.29 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.73 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #b9e439 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#461bc6  rgb(70, 27, 198)  hsl(255, 76%, 44%)  Medium Blue
#9bc61b  rgb(155, 198, 27)  hsl(75, 76%, 44%)  Yellow Green
#c6461b  rgb(198, 70, 27)  hsl(15, 76%, 44%)  Sinopia
#1bc646  rgb(27, 198, 70)  hsl(135, 76%, 44%)  Lime Green