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#471BB2

#471bb2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#471bb2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 10.59% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 84.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 257.48°, with 73.66% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.19.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0534

Complementary

  1. #471bb2
  2. #86b21b

Split complementary

  1. #471bb2
  2. #b2931b
  3. #3bb21b

Analogous

  1. #1b3bb2
  2. #471bb2
  3. #931bb2

Triadic

  1. #471bb2
  2. #b2471b
  3. #1bb247

Tetradic

  1. #471bb2
  2. #b21b86
  3. #86b21b
  4. #1bb247

Square

  1. #471bb2
  2. #b21b3b
  3. #86b21b
  4. #1bb293

Monochromatic

  1. #12072d
  2. #2d1170
  3. #471bb2
  4. #6a39e1
  5. #9c7beb

Shades

#471bb2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #471bb2
  2. #4018a0
  3. #39168e
  4. #32137d
  5. #2b106b
  6. #240e59
  7. #1c0b47
  8. #150835
  9. #0e0524
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#471bb2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #471bb2
  2. #5932ba
  3. #6c49c1
  4. #7e5fc9
  5. #9176d1
  6. #a38dd9
  7. #b5a4e0
  8. #c8bbe8
  9. #dad1f0
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#471bb2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #471bb2
  2. #4d25ad
  3. #522fa8
  4. #5839a3
  5. #5e439e
  6. #644e99
  7. #695894
  8. #6f628f
  9. #756c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44367e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003daf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004b6a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032b0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2b3d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-471bb2 {
  color: #471bb2;
}
Background
.bg-471bb2 {
  background-color: #471bb2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-471bb2 {
  border: 2px solid #471bb2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #471bb2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 27 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 74% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-471bb2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #471bb2, #931bb2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-471bb2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 27 178 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.19 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.66 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.78 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.94 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.10 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.13 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.44 #b8e44d Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#471bb2  rgb(71, 27, 178)  hsl(257, 74%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#86b21b  rgb(134, 178, 27)  hsl(77, 74%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b2471b  rgb(178, 71, 27)  hsl(17, 74%, 40%)  Rust
#1bb247  rgb(27, 178, 71)  hsl(137, 74%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green