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#5000CD

#5000cd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#5000cd is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.37% red, 0% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.98% cyan, 100% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 263.41°, with 100% saturation and 40.2% 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 9.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.91.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6600cc
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Relative luminance0.0611

Complementary

  1. #5000cd
  2. #7dcd00

Split complementary

  1. #5000cd
  2. #cdb700
  3. #17cd00

Analogous

  1. #0017cd
  2. #5000cd
  3. #b700cd

Triadic

  1. #5000cd
  2. #cd5000
  3. #00cd50

Tetradic

  1. #5000cd
  2. #cd007d
  3. #7dcd00
  4. #00cd50

Square

  1. #5000cd
  2. #cd0017
  3. #7dcd00
  4. #00cdb7

Monochromatic

  1. #140034
  2. #320081
  3. #5000cd
  4. #741bff
  5. #a267ff

Shades

#5000cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #5000cd
  2. #4800b9
  3. #4000a4
  4. #380090
  5. #30007b
  6. #280067
  7. #200052
  8. #18003e
  9. #100029
  10. #080015
  11. #000000

Tints

#5000cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #5000cd
  2. #621ad2
  3. #7333d7
  4. #854ddc
  5. #9666e1
  6. #a880e6
  7. #b999eb
  8. #cbb3f0
  9. #dcccf5
  10. #eee6fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#5000cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #5000cd
  2. #550dc5
  3. #5a1abe
  4. #5e26b6
  5. #6333ae
  6. #6840a7
  7. #6d4d9f
  8. #725a97
  9. #76668f
  10. #7b7388
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005277 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ad0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e3fa1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-5000cd {
  color: #5000cd;
}
Background
.bg-5000cd {
  background-color: #5000cd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-5000cd {
  border: 2px solid #5000cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #5000cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 80 0 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 100% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-5000cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #5000cd, #b700cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-5000cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(80 0 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.91 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.91 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.46 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.04 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.77 #afff32 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#5000cd  rgb(80, 0, 205)  hsl(263, 100%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#7dcd00  rgb(125, 205, 0)  hsl(83, 100%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#cd5000  rgb(205, 80, 0)  hsl(23, 100%, 40%)  Burnt Orange
#00cd50  rgb(0, 205, 80)  hsl(143, 100%, 40%)  Malachite