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#461EB3

#461eb3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#461eb3 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 11.76% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.89% cyan, 83.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 256.11°, with 71.29% saturation and 40.98% 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 10.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.25.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0549

Complementary

  1. #461eb3
  2. #8bb31e

Split complementary

  1. #461eb3
  2. #b3911e
  3. #40b31e

Analogous

  1. #1e40b3
  2. #461eb3
  3. #911eb3

Triadic

  1. #461eb3
  2. #b3461e
  3. #1eb346

Tetradic

  1. #461eb3
  2. #b31e8b
  3. #8bb31e
  4. #1eb346

Square

  1. #461eb3
  2. #b31e40
  3. #8bb31e
  4. #1eb391

Monochromatic

  1. #130830
  2. #2c1371
  3. #461eb3
  4. #6a3fdf
  5. #9d80ea

Shades

#461eb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #461eb3
  2. #3f1ba1
  3. #38188f
  4. #31157d
  5. #2a126b
  6. #230f5a
  7. #1c0c48
  8. #150936
  9. #0e0624
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#461eb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #461eb3
  2. #5935bb
  3. #6b4bc2
  4. #7e62ca
  5. #9078d1
  6. #a38fd9
  7. #b5a5e1
  8. #c8bce8
  9. #dad2f0
  10. #ede9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#461eb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #461eb3
  2. #4c28ae
  3. #5232a9
  4. #573ba4
  5. #5d459f
  6. #634f9a
  7. #695994
  8. #6f638f
  9. #746c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44377f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004d6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ab5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #283f8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-461eb3 {
  color: #461eb3;
}
Background
.bg-461eb3 {
  background-color: #461eb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-461eb3 {
  border: 2px solid #461eb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #461eb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 30 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 71% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-461eb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #461eb3, #911eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-461eb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 30 179 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.65 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.01 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.08 #b9e14c Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#461eb3  rgb(70, 30, 179)  hsl(256, 71%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#8bb31e  rgb(139, 179, 30)  hsl(76, 71%, 41%)  Apple Green
#b3461e  rgb(179, 70, 30)  hsl(16, 71%, 41%)  Rust
#1eb346  rgb(30, 179, 70)  hsl(136, 71%, 41%)  Kelly Green