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#480ACE

#480ace ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#480ace is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 3.92% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.05% cyan, 95.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 258.98°, with 90.74% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.25.

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Relative luminance0.0605

Complementary

  1. #480ace
  2. #90ce0a

Split complementary

  1. #480ace
  2. #ceaa0a
  3. #2ece0a

Analogous

  1. #0a2ece
  2. #480ace
  3. #aa0ace

Triadic

  1. #480ace
  2. #ce480a
  3. #0ace48

Tetradic

  1. #480ace
  2. #ce0a90
  3. #90ce0a
  4. #0ace48

Square

  1. #480ace
  2. #ce0a2e
  3. #90ce0a
  4. #0aceaa

Monochromatic

  1. #15033c
  2. #2e0685
  3. #480ace
  4. #6e30f5
  5. #a179f8

Shades

#480ace mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480ace
  2. #4109b9
  3. #3a08a5
  4. #320790
  5. #2b067c
  6. #240567
  7. #1d0452
  8. #16033e
  9. #0e0229
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#480ace mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480ace
  2. #5a23d3
  3. #6d3bd8
  4. #7f54dd
  5. #916ce2
  6. #a485e7
  7. #b69deb
  8. #c8b6f0
  9. #dacef5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480ace mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480ace
  2. #4e16c6
  3. #5322be
  4. #592db7
  5. #5e39af
  6. #6445a7
  7. #6a519f
  8. #6f5d97
  9. #756890
  10. #7a7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473691 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1742a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480ace {
  color: #480ace;
}
Background
.bg-480ace {
  background-color: #480ace;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480ace {
  border: 2px solid #480ace;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480ace;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 10 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480ace {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480ace, #aa0ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480ace {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 10 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.25 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.42 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.60 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.39 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.26 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.96 #b7f531 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480ace  rgb(72, 10, 206)  hsl(259, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#90ce0a  rgb(144, 206, 10)  hsl(79, 91%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#ce480a  rgb(206, 72, 10)  hsl(19, 91%, 42%)  Sinopia
#0ace48  rgb(10, 206, 72)  hsl(139, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green