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#5000BF

#5000bf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#5000bf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.12% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 265.13°, with 100% saturation and 37.45% 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 10.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.92.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Relative luminance0.0547

Complementary

  1. #5000bf
  2. #6fbf00

Split complementary

  1. #5000bf
  2. #bfaf00
  3. #10bf00

Analogous

  1. #0010bf
  2. #5000bf
  3. #af00bf

Triadic

  1. #5000bf
  2. #bf5000
  3. #00bf50

Tetradic

  1. #5000bf
  2. #bf006f
  3. #6fbf00
  4. #00bf50

Square

  1. #5000bf
  2. #bf0010
  3. #6fbf00
  4. #00bfaf

Monochromatic

  1. #100026
  2. #300072
  3. #5000bf
  4. #720cff
  5. #9f59ff

Shades

#5000bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5000bf
  2. #4800ac
  3. #400099
  4. #380086
  5. #300073
  6. #280060
  7. #20004c
  8. #180039
  9. #100026
  10. #080013
  11. #000000

Tints

#5000bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5000bf
  2. #621ac5
  3. #7333cc
  4. #854dd2
  5. #9666d9
  6. #a880df
  7. #b999e5
  8. #cbb3ec
  9. #dcccf2
  10. #eee6f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5000bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5000bf
  2. #550db9
  3. #5a1ab2
  4. #5e26ac
  5. #6333a6
  6. #6840a0
  7. #6d4d99
  8. #725a93
  9. #76668d
  10. #7b7386
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483387 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #154b6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0036c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #363a96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5000bf {
  color: #5000bf;
}
Background
.bg-5000bf {
  background-color: #5000bf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5000bf {
  border: 2px solid #5000bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5000bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 0 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 265 100% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5000bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5000bf, #af00bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5000bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 0 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.92 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.05 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.52 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.60 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.19 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.61 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.27 #afff40 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#5000bf  rgb(80, 0, 191)  hsl(265, 100%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#6fbf00  rgb(111, 191, 0)  hsl(85, 100%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#bf5000  rgb(191, 80, 0)  hsl(25, 100%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#00bf50  rgb(0, 191, 80)  hsl(145, 100%, 37%)  Emerald