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#470ECB

#470ecb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#470ecb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 5.49% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.02% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 258.1°, with 87.1% saturation and 42.55% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.15.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0597

Complementary

  1. #470ecb
  2. #92cb0e

Split complementary

  1. #470ecb
  2. #cba60e
  3. #33cb0e

Analogous

  1. #0e33cb
  2. #470ecb
  3. #a60ecb

Triadic

  1. #470ecb
  2. #cb470e
  3. #0ecb47

Tetradic

  1. #470ecb
  2. #cb0e92
  3. #92cb0e
  4. #0ecb47

Square

  1. #470ecb
  2. #cb0e33
  3. #92cb0e
  4. #0ecba6

Monochromatic

  1. #15043c
  2. #2e0983
  3. #470ecb
  4. #6d34f1
  5. #a17cf6

Shades

#470ecb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #470ecb
  2. #400db7
  3. #390ba2
  4. #320a8e
  5. #2b087a
  6. #240766
  7. #1c0651
  8. #15043d
  9. #0e0329
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#470ecb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #470ecb
  2. #5926d0
  3. #6c3ed5
  4. #7e56db
  5. #916ee0
  6. #a387e5
  7. #b59fea
  8. #c8b7ef
  9. #dacff5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#470ecb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #470ecb
  2. #4d19c4
  3. #5225bc
  4. #5830b5
  5. #5e3cad
  6. #6447a6
  7. #69529e
  8. #6f5e97
  9. #75698f
  10. #7a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46378f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1742a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-470ecb {
  color: #470ecb;
}
Background
.bg-470ecb {
  background-color: #470ecb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-470ecb {
  border: 2px solid #470ecb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #470ecb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 14 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-470ecb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #470ecb, #a60ecb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-470ecb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 14 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.68 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.92 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.61 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.08 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.56 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.71 #b8f134 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#470ecb  rgb(71, 14, 203)  hsl(258, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#92cb0e  rgb(146, 203, 14)  hsl(78, 87%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cb470e  rgb(203, 71, 14)  hsl(18, 87%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0ecb47  rgb(14, 203, 71)  hsl(138, 87%, 43%)  Lime Green