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#5000C8

#5000c8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#5000c8 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 0% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 264°, with 100% saturation and 39.22% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.83.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0588

Complementary

  1. #5000c8
  2. #78c800

Split complementary

  1. #5000c8
  2. #c8b400
  3. #14c800

Analogous

  1. #0014c8
  2. #5000c8
  3. #b400c8

Triadic

  1. #5000c8
  2. #c85000
  3. #00c850

Tetradic

  1. #5000c8
  2. #c80078
  3. #78c800
  4. #00c850

Square

  1. #5000c8
  2. #c80014
  3. #78c800
  4. #00c8b4

Monochromatic

  1. #13002f
  2. #31007c
  3. #5000c8
  4. #7316ff
  5. #a162ff

Shades

#5000c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5000c8
  2. #4800b4
  3. #4000a0
  4. #38008c
  5. #300078
  6. #280064
  7. #200050
  8. #18003c
  9. #100028
  10. #080014
  11. #000000

Tints

#5000c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5000c8
  2. #621ace
  3. #7333d3
  4. #854dd9
  5. #9666de
  6. #a880e4
  7. #b999e9
  8. #cbb3ef
  9. #dcccf4
  10. #eee6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5000c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5000c8
  2. #550dc1
  3. #5a1aba
  4. #5e26b2
  5. #6333ab
  6. #6840a4
  7. #6d4d9d
  8. #725a96
  9. #76668e
  10. #7b7387
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #49358d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313d9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5000c8 {
  color: #5000c8;
}
Background
.bg-5000c8 {
  background-color: #5000c8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5000c8 {
  border: 2px solid #5000c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5000c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 0 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 264 100% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5000c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5000c8, #b400c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5000c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 0 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.83 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.08 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.59 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.60 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 9.70 #afff37 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#5000c8  rgb(80, 0, 200)  hsl(264, 100%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#78c800  rgb(120, 200, 0)  hsl(84, 100%, 39%)  Yellow Green
#c85000  rgb(200, 80, 0)  hsl(24, 100%, 39%)  Burnt Orange
#00c850  rgb(0, 200, 80)  hsl(144, 100%, 39%)  Lime Green