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#471CB0

#471cb0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#471cb0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.84% red, 10.98% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.66% cyan, 84.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 257.43°, with 72.55% saturation and 40% 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 10.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.39.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.053

Complementary

  1. #471cb0
  2. #85b01c

Split complementary

  1. #471cb0
  2. #b0911c
  3. #3bb01c

Analogous

  1. #1c3bb0
  2. #471cb0
  3. #911cb0

Triadic

  1. #471cb0
  2. #b0471c
  3. #1cb047

Tetradic

  1. #471cb0
  2. #b01c85
  3. #85b01c
  4. #1cb047

Square

  1. #471cb0
  2. #b01c3b
  3. #85b01c
  4. #1cb091

Monochromatic

  1. #12072c
  2. #2c116e
  3. #471cb0
  4. #6939e0
  5. #9b7bea

Shades

#471cb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #471cb0
  2. #40199e
  3. #39168d
  4. #32147b
  5. #2b116a
  6. #240e58
  7. #1c0b46
  8. #150835
  9. #0e0623
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#471cb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #471cb0
  2. #5933b8
  3. #6c49c0
  4. #7e60c8
  5. #9177d0
  6. #a38ed8
  7. #b5a4df
  8. #c8bbe7
  9. #dad2ef
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#471cb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #471cb0
  2. #4d26ab
  3. #5230a6
  4. #583aa2
  5. #5e449d
  6. #644e98
  7. #695893
  8. #6f628e
  9. #756c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44367d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #024b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c3d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-471cb0 {
  color: #471cb0;
}
Background
.bg-471cb0 {
  background-color: #471cb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-471cb0 {
  border: 2px solid #471cb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #471cb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 71 28 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-471cb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #471cb0, #911cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-471cb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(71 28 176 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.39 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.63 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.63 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.78 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.97 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.07 #1034a6 Egyptian Blue ΔE 8.33 #b8e34f Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#471cb0  rgb(71, 28, 176)  hsl(257, 73%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#85b01c  rgb(133, 176, 28)  hsl(77, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b0471c  rgb(176, 71, 28)  hsl(17, 73%, 40%)  Rust
#1cb047  rgb(28, 176, 71)  hsl(137, 73%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green