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#560BB3

#560bb3 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#560bb3 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 33.73% red, 4.31% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.96% cyan, 93.85% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 266.79°, with 88.42% saturation and 37.25% 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 6.32.

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Relative luminance0.0547

Complementary

  1. #560bb3
  2. #68b30b

Split complementary

  1. #560bb3
  2. #b3aa0b
  3. #14b30b

Analogous

  1. #0b14b3
  2. #560bb3
  3. #aa0bb3

Triadic

  1. #560bb3
  2. #b3560b
  3. #0bb356

Tetradic

  1. #560bb3
  2. #b30b68
  3. #68b30b
  4. #0bb356

Square

  1. #560bb3
  2. #b30b14
  3. #68b30b
  4. #0bb3aa

Monochromatic

  1. #110223
  2. #33076b
  3. #560bb3
  4. #7a1af1
  5. #a462f5

Shades

#560bb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #560bb3
  2. #4d0aa1
  3. #45098f
  4. #3c087d
  5. #34076b
  6. #2b065a
  7. #220448
  8. #1a0336
  9. #110224
  10. #090112
  11. #000000

Tints

#560bb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #560bb3
  2. #6723bb
  3. #783cc2
  4. #8954ca
  5. #9a6dd1
  6. #ab85d9
  7. #bb9de1
  8. #ccb6e8
  9. #ddcef0
  10. #eee7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#560bb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #560bb3
  2. #5a17ae
  3. #5e22a9
  4. #632ea4
  5. #673a9f
  6. #6b469a
  7. #6f5194
  8. #735d8f
  9. #78698a
  10. #7c7485
  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 #4b347f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044b7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #354768 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45378c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-560bb3 {
  color: #560bb3;
}
Background
.bg-560bb3 {
  background-color: #560bb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-560bb3 {
  border: 2px solid #560bb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #560bb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 86 11 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 267 88% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-560bb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #560bb3, #aa0bb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-560bb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(86 11 179 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.32 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.37 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.44 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.79 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.94 #0000ff Blue ΔE 9.06 #a9f44c Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#560bb3  rgb(86, 11, 179)  hsl(267, 88%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#68b30b  rgb(104, 179, 11)  hsl(87, 88%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#b3560b  rgb(179, 86, 11)  hsl(27, 88%, 37%)  Burnt Orange
#0bb356  rgb(11, 179, 86)  hsl(147, 88%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green