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#480BC2

#480bc2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#480bc2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 4.31% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.89% cyan, 94.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 260°, with 89.27% 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 9.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0551

Complementary

  1. #480bc2
  2. #85c20b

Split complementary

  1. #480bc2
  2. #c2a40b
  3. #2ac20b

Analogous

  1. #0b2ac2
  2. #480bc2
  3. #a40bc2

Triadic

  1. #480bc2
  2. #c2480b
  3. #0bc248

Tetradic

  1. #480bc2
  2. #c20b85
  3. #85c20b
  4. #0bc248

Square

  1. #480bc2
  2. #c20b2a
  3. #85c20b
  4. #0bc2a4

Monochromatic

  1. #120331
  2. #2d077a
  3. #480bc2
  4. #6b27f3
  5. #9c6ff7

Shades

#480bc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480bc2
  2. #410aaf
  3. #3a099b
  4. #320888
  5. #2b0774
  6. #240661
  7. #1d044e
  8. #16033a
  9. #0e0227
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#480bc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480bc2
  2. #5a23c8
  3. #6d3cce
  4. #7f54d4
  5. #916dda
  6. #a485e1
  7. #b69de7
  8. #c8b6ed
  9. #dacef3
  10. #ede7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480bc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480bc2
  2. #4e17bb
  3. #5322b5
  4. #592eae
  5. #5e3aa8
  6. #6446a1
  7. #6a519a
  8. #6f5d94
  9. #75698d
  10. #7a7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fc0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #233e98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480bc2 {
  color: #480bc2;
}
Background
.bg-480bc2 {
  background-color: #480bc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480bc2 {
  border: 2px solid #480bc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480bc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 11 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480bc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480bc2, #a40bc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480bc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 11 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.10 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.41 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.10 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.77 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.05 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.20 #b7f43d Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480bc2  rgb(72, 11, 194)  hsl(260, 89%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#85c20b  rgb(133, 194, 11)  hsl(80, 89%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#c2480b  rgb(194, 72, 11)  hsl(20, 89%, 40%)  Mahogany
#0bc248  rgb(11, 194, 72)  hsl(140, 89%, 40%)  Lime Green