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#480CDA

#480cda ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#480cda is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 4.71% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.97% cyan, 94.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 257.48°, with 89.57% saturation and 45.1% 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 8.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.067

Complementary

  1. #480cda
  2. #9eda0c

Split complementary

  1. #480cda
  2. #daaf0c
  3. #37da0c

Analogous

  1. #0c37da
  2. #480cda
  3. #af0cda

Triadic

  1. #480cda
  2. #da480c
  3. #0cda48

Tetradic

  1. #480cda
  2. #da0c9e
  3. #9eda0c
  4. #0cda48

Square

  1. #480cda
  2. #da0c37
  3. #9eda0c
  4. #0cdaaf

Monochromatic

  1. #180449
  2. #300892
  3. #480cda
  4. #733ef4
  5. #a887f8

Shades

#480cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480cda
  2. #410bc4
  3. #3a0aae
  4. #320899
  5. #2b0783
  6. #24066d
  7. #1d0557
  8. #160441
  9. #0e022c
  10. #070116
  11. #000000

Tints

#480cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480cda
  2. #5a24de
  3. #6d3de1
  4. #7f55e5
  5. #916de9
  6. #a486ed
  7. #b69ef0
  8. #c8b6f4
  9. #dacef8
  10. #ede7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480cda
  2. #4e18d1
  3. #5323c8
  4. #592fbf
  5. #5e3ab6
  6. #6446ad
  7. #6a52a4
  8. #6f5d9b
  9. #756992
  10. #7a7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480cda {
  color: #480cda;
}
Background
.bg-480cda {
  background-color: #480cda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480cda {
  border: 2px solid #480cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 12 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480cda, #af0cda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 12 218 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.15 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.97 #b7f325 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#480cda  rgb(72, 12, 218)  hsl(257, 90%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#9eda0c  rgb(158, 218, 12)  hsl(77, 90%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#da480c  rgb(218, 72, 12)  hsl(17, 90%, 45%)  Sinopia
#0cda48  rgb(12, 218, 72)  hsl(137, 90%, 45%)  Malachite