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#480BC4

#480bc4 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#480bc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.27% cyan, 94.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 259.78°, with 89.37% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.056

Complementary

  1. #480bc4
  2. #87c40b

Split complementary

  1. #480bc4
  2. #c4a40b
  3. #2bc40b

Analogous

  1. #0b2bc4
  2. #480bc4
  3. #a40bc4

Triadic

  1. #480bc4
  2. #c4480b
  3. #0bc448

Tetradic

  1. #480bc4
  2. #c40b87
  3. #87c40b
  4. #0bc448

Square

  1. #480bc4
  2. #c40b2b
  3. #87c40b
  4. #0bc4a4

Monochromatic

  1. #130333
  2. #2d077c
  3. #480bc4
  4. #6b29f3
  5. #9d71f7

Shades

#480bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480bc4
  2. #410ab0
  3. #3a099d
  4. #320889
  5. #2b0776
  6. #240662
  7. #1d044e
  8. #16033b
  9. #0e0227
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#480bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480bc4
  2. #5a23ca
  3. #6d3cd0
  4. #7f54d6
  5. #916ddc
  6. #a485e2
  7. #b69de7
  8. #c8b6ed
  9. #dacef3
  10. #ede7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480bc4
  2. #4e17bd
  3. #5322b6
  4. #592eb0
  5. #5e3aa9
  6. #6446a2
  7. #6a519b
  8. #6f5d94
  9. #75698e
  10. #7a7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45348a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dc1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005073 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #213f9a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480bc4 {
  color: #480bc4;
}
Background
.bg-480bc4 {
  background-color: #480bc4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #480bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 11 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480bc4, #a40bc4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 11 196 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.56 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.56 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.53 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.33 #b7f43b Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480bc4  rgb(72, 11, 196)  hsl(260, 89%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#87c40b  rgb(135, 196, 11)  hsl(80, 89%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#c4480b  rgb(196, 72, 11)  hsl(20, 89%, 41%)  Mahogany
#0bc448  rgb(11, 196, 72)  hsl(140, 89%, 41%)  Lime Green