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#480CCB

#480ccb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#480ccb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 4.71% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.53% cyan, 94.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 258.85°, with 88.84% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.0595

Complementary

  1. #480ccb
  2. #8fcb0c

Split complementary

  1. #480ccb
  2. #cba80c
  3. #2fcb0c

Analogous

  1. #0c2fcb
  2. #480ccb
  3. #a80ccb

Triadic

  1. #480ccb
  2. #cb480c
  3. #0ccb48

Tetradic

  1. #480ccb
  2. #cb0c8f
  3. #8fcb0c
  4. #0ccb48

Square

  1. #480ccb
  2. #cb0c2f
  3. #8fcb0c
  4. #0ccba8

Monochromatic

  1. #15033b
  2. #2e0883
  3. #480ccb
  4. #6e31f3
  5. #a179f7

Shades

#480ccb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480ccb
  2. #410bb7
  3. #3a0aa2
  4. #32088e
  5. #2b077a
  6. #240666
  7. #1d0551
  8. #16043d
  9. #0e0229
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#480ccb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480ccb
  2. #5a24d0
  3. #6d3dd5
  4. #7f55db
  5. #916de0
  6. #a486e5
  7. #b69eea
  8. #c8b6ef
  9. #dacef5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480ccb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480ccb
  2. #4e18c4
  3. #5323bc
  4. #592fb5
  5. #5e3aad
  6. #6446a6
  7. #6a529e
  8. #6f5d97
  9. #75698f
  10. #7a7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46368f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a41a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480ccb {
  color: #480ccb;
}
Background
.bg-480ccb {
  background-color: #480ccb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480ccb {
  border: 2px solid #480ccb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480ccb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 12 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480ccb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480ccb, #a80ccb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480ccb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 12 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.20 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.73 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.94 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.64 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.15 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.87 #b7f334 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480ccb  rgb(72, 12, 203)  hsl(259, 89%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#8fcb0c  rgb(143, 203, 12)  hsl(79, 89%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cb480c  rgb(203, 72, 12)  hsl(19, 89%, 42%)  Sinopia
#0ccb48  rgb(12, 203, 72)  hsl(139, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green