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#5000BB

#5000bb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5000bb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.22% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 265.67°, with 100% saturation and 36.67% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.07.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #5000bb
  2. #6bbb00

Split complementary

  1. #5000bb
  2. #bbae00
  3. #0dbb00

Analogous

  1. #000dbb
  2. #5000bb
  3. #ae00bb

Triadic

  1. #5000bb
  2. #bb5000
  3. #00bb50

Tetradic

  1. #5000bb
  2. #bb006b
  3. #6bbb00
  4. #00bb50

Square

  1. #5000bb
  2. #bb000d
  3. #6bbb00
  4. #00bbae

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0022
  2. #2f006f
  3. #5000bb
  4. #7209ff
  5. #9e55ff

Shades

#5000bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5000bb
  2. #4800a8
  3. #400096
  4. #380083
  5. #300070
  6. #28005e
  7. #20004b
  8. #180038
  9. #100025
  10. #080013
  11. #000000

Tints

#5000bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5000bb
  2. #621ac2
  3. #7333c9
  4. #854dcf
  5. #9666d6
  6. #a880dd
  7. #b999e4
  8. #cbb3eb
  9. #dcccf1
  10. #eee6f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5000bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5000bb
  2. #550db5
  3. #5a1aaf
  4. #5e26a9
  5. #6333a3
  6. #68409e
  7. #6d4d98
  8. #725a92
  9. #76668c
  10. #7b7386
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473284 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003db8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c496c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #383993 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5000bb {
  color: #5000bb;
}
Background
.bg-5000bb {
  background-color: #5000bb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5000bb {
  border: 2px solid #5000bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5000bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 0 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 266 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5000bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5000bb, #ae00bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5000bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 0 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.07 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.01 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.12 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.70 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.11 #afff44 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#5000bb  rgb(80, 0, 187)  hsl(266, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#6bbb00  rgb(107, 187, 0)  hsl(86, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bb5000  rgb(187, 80, 0)  hsl(26, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#00bb50  rgb(0, 187, 80)  hsl(146, 100%, 37%)  Emerald