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#461EBE

#461ebe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#461ebe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.16% cyan, 84.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 72.73% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.85.

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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #461ebe
  2. #96be1e

Split complementary

  1. #461ebe
  2. #be961e
  3. #46be1e

Analogous

  1. #1e46be
  2. #461ebe
  3. #961ebe

Triadic

  1. #461ebe
  2. #be461e
  3. #1ebe46

Tetradic

  1. #461ebe
  2. #be1e96
  3. #96be1e
  4. #1ebe46

Square

  1. #461ebe
  2. #be1e46
  3. #96be1e
  4. #1ebe96

Monochromatic

  1. #15093a
  2. #2e147c
  3. #461ebe
  4. #6d47e2
  5. #a289ec

Shades

#461ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #461ebe
  2. #3f1bab
  3. #381898
  4. #311585
  5. #2a1272
  6. #230f5f
  7. #1c0c4c
  8. #150939
  9. #0e0626
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#461ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #461ebe
  2. #5935c5
  3. #6b4bcb
  4. #7e62d2
  5. #9078d8
  6. #a38fdf
  7. #b5a5e5
  8. #c8bcec
  9. #dad2f2
  10. #ede9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#461ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #461ebe
  2. #4c28b8
  3. #5232b2
  4. #573bab
  5. #5d45a5
  6. #634f9f
  7. #695999
  8. #6f6393
  9. #746c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #204296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-461ebe {
  color: #461ebe;
}
Background
.bg-461ebe {
  background-color: #461ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-461ebe {
  border: 2px solid #461ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #461ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 30 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-461ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #461ebe, #961ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-461ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 30 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.85 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.38 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.03 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.34 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.60 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.78 #b9e141 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#461ebe  rgb(70, 30, 190)  hsl(255, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#96be1e  rgb(150, 190, 30)  hsl(75, 73%, 43%)  Apple Green
#be461e  rgb(190, 70, 30)  hsl(15, 73%, 43%)  Rust
#1ebe46  rgb(30, 190, 70)  hsl(135, 73%, 43%)  Lime Green