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#5000B3

#5000b3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5000b3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 0% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.31% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 266.82°, with 100% saturation and 35.1% 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 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0496

Complementary

  1. #5000b3
  2. #63b300

Split complementary

  1. #5000b3
  2. #b3aa00
  3. #09b300

Analogous

  1. #0009b3
  2. #5000b3
  3. #aa00b3

Triadic

  1. #5000b3
  2. #b35000
  3. #00b350

Tetradic

  1. #5000b3
  2. #b30063
  3. #63b300
  4. #00b350

Square

  1. #5000b3
  2. #b30009
  3. #63b300
  4. #00b3aa

Monochromatic

  1. #0c001a
  2. #2e0067
  3. #5000b3
  4. #7201ff
  5. #9d4dff

Shades

#5000b3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5000b3
  2. #4800a1
  3. #40008f
  4. #38007d
  5. #30006b
  6. #28005a
  7. #200048
  8. #180036
  9. #100024
  10. #080012
  11. #000000

Tints

#5000b3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5000b3
  2. #621abb
  3. #7333c2
  4. #854dca
  5. #9666d1
  6. #a880d9
  7. #b999e1
  8. #cbb3e8
  9. #dcccf0
  10. #eee6f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5000b3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5000b3
  2. #550dae
  3. #5a1aa9
  4. #5e26a4
  5. #63339f
  6. #68409a
  7. #6d4d94
  8. #725a8f
  9. #76668a
  10. #7b7385
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3f3f3f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46307e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #274568 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002db1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b358c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5000b3 {
  color: #5000b3;
}
Background
.bg-5000b3 {
  background-color: #5000b3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5000b3 {
  border: 2px solid #5000b3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5000b3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 0 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 100% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5000b3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5000b3, #aa00b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5000b3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 0 179 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.53 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.63 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.05 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.82 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.85 #0000ff Blue ΔE 9.01 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 9.16 #afff4c Inverted #3f3f3f Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#5000b3  rgb(80, 0, 179)  hsl(267, 100%, 35%)  Medium Blue
#63b300  rgb(99, 179, 0)  hsl(87, 100%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#b35000  rgb(179, 80, 0)  hsl(27, 100%, 35%)  Burnt Orange
#00b350  rgb(0, 179, 80)  hsl(147, 100%, 35%)  Medium Sea Green