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#400AAF

#400aaf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#400aaf is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 3.92% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.43% cyan, 94.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 259.64°, with 89.19% saturation and 36.27% 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 11.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.4.

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Relative luminance0.044

Complementary

  1. #400aaf
  2. #79af0a

Split complementary

  1. #400aaf
  2. #af920a
  3. #26af0a

Analogous

  1. #0a26af
  2. #400aaf
  3. #920aaf

Triadic

  1. #400aaf
  2. #af400a
  3. #0aaf40

Tetradic

  1. #400aaf
  2. #af0a79
  3. #79af0a
  4. #0aaf40

Square

  1. #400aaf
  2. #af0a26
  3. #79af0a
  4. #0aaf92

Monochromatic

  1. #0b021e
  2. #260667
  3. #400aaf
  4. #5c14f2
  5. #8e5cf6

Shades

#400aaf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #400aaf
  2. #3a099e
  3. #33088c
  4. #2d077b
  5. #260669
  6. #200558
  7. #1a0446
  8. #130335
  9. #0d0223
  10. #060112
  11. #000000

Tints

#400aaf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #400aaf
  2. #5323b7
  3. #663bbf
  4. #7954c7
  5. #8c6ccf
  6. #a085d7
  7. #b39ddf
  8. #c6b6e7
  9. #d9ceef
  10. #ece7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#400aaf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #400aaf
  2. #4616aa
  3. #4d22a6
  4. #532da1
  5. #5a399c
  6. #604598
  7. #665193
  8. #6d5d8e
  9. #736889
  10. #7a7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 11.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3b3b3b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #3d2e7b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0040b3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0036ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004666 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0032b1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002aad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e3789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-400aaf {
  color: #400aaf;
}
Background
.bg-400aaf {
  background-color: #400aaf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-400aaf {
  border: 2px solid #400aaf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #400aaf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 10 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-400aaf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #400aaf, #920aaf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-400aaf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 10 175 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.40 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 4.56 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.97 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 7.49 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 7.50 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.59 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.69 #bff550 Inverted #3b3b3b Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#400aaf  rgb(64, 10, 175)  hsl(260, 89%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#79af0a  rgb(121, 175, 10)  hsl(80, 89%, 36%)  Apple Green
#af400a  rgb(175, 64, 10)  hsl(20, 89%, 36%)  Rust
#0aaf40  rgb(10, 175, 64)  hsl(140, 89%, 36%)  Kelly Green