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#461DC6

#461dc6 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#461dc6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 11.37% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.65% cyan, 85.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 254.56°, with 74.45% saturation and 44.51% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.77.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #461dc6
  2. #9dc61d

Split complementary

  1. #461dc6
  2. #c69b1d
  3. #48c61d

Analogous

  1. #1d48c6
  2. #461dc6
  3. #9b1dc6

Triadic

  1. #461dc6
  2. #c6461d
  3. #1dc646

Tetradic

  1. #461dc6
  2. #c61d9d
  3. #9dc61d
  4. #1dc646

Square

  1. #461dc6
  2. #c61d48
  3. #9dc61d
  4. #1dc69b

Monochromatic

  1. #170941
  2. #2e1383
  3. #461dc6
  4. #704be5
  5. #a58eee

Shades

#461dc6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #461dc6
  2. #3f1ab2
  3. #38179e
  4. #31148b
  5. #2a1177
  6. #230f63
  7. #1c0c4f
  8. #15093b
  9. #0e0628
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#461dc6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #461dc6
  2. #5934cc
  3. #6b4ad1
  4. #7e61d7
  5. #9077dd
  6. #a38ee3
  7. #b5a5e8
  8. #c8bbee
  9. #dad2f4
  10. #ede8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#461dc6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #461dc6
  2. #4c27bf
  3. #5231b8
  4. #573bb1
  5. #5d45aa
  6. #634fa3
  7. #69589c
  8. #6f6295
  9. #746c8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463a8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005576 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ec9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035c4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #19459c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-461dc6 {
  color: #461dc6;
}
Background
.bg-461dc6 {
  background-color: #461dc6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-461dc6 {
  border: 2px solid #461dc6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #461dc6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 29 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-461dc6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #461dc6, #9b1dc6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-461dc6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 29 198 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.77 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.11 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.65 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.41 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.86 #b9e239 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#461dc6  rgb(70, 29, 198)  hsl(255, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9dc61d  rgb(157, 198, 29)  hsl(75, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c6461d  rgb(198, 70, 29)  hsl(15, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1dc646  rgb(29, 198, 70)  hsl(135, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green