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#461DCD

#461dcd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#461dcd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.85% cyan, 85.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 253.98°, with 75.21% saturation and 45.88% 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 9.06:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.97.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0659

Complementary

  1. #461dcd
  2. #a4cd1d

Split complementary

  1. #461dcd
  2. #cd9e1d
  3. #4ccd1d

Analogous

  1. #1d4ccd
  2. #461dcd
  3. #9e1dcd

Triadic

  1. #461dcd
  2. #cd461d
  3. #1dcd46

Tetradic

  1. #461dcd
  2. #cd1da4
  3. #a4cd1d
  4. #1dcd46

Square

  1. #461dcd
  2. #cd1d4c
  3. #a4cd1d
  4. #1dcd9e

Monochromatic

  1. #180a47
  2. #2f148a
  3. #461dcd
  4. #7350e6
  5. #a993f0

Shades

#461dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #461dcd
  2. #3f1ab9
  3. #3817a4
  4. #311490
  5. #2a117b
  6. #230f67
  7. #1c0c52
  8. #15093e
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#461dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #461dcd
  2. #5934d2
  3. #6b4ad7
  4. #7e61dc
  5. #9077e1
  6. #a38ee6
  7. #b5a5eb
  8. #c8bbf0
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#461dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #461dcd
  2. #4c27c5
  3. #5231be
  4. #573bb6
  5. #5d45ae
  6. #634fa7
  7. #69589f
  8. #6f6297
  9. #746c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.06:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0f47a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-461dcd {
  color: #461dcd;
}
Background
.bg-461dcd {
  background-color: #461dcd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-461dcd {
  border: 2px solid #461dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #461dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 29 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-461dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #461dcd, #9e1dcd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-461dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 29 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.97 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.35 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.79 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.61 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.90 #b9e232 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#461dcd  rgb(70, 29, 205)  hsl(254, 75%, 46%)  Medium Blue
#a4cd1d  rgb(164, 205, 29)  hsl(74, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cd461d  rgb(205, 70, 29)  hsl(14, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1dcd46  rgb(29, 205, 70)  hsl(134, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green