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#480DCF

#480dcf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#480dcf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 5.1% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 93.72% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 258.25°, with 88.18% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.37.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0617

Complementary

  1. #480dcf
  2. #94cf0d

Split complementary

  1. #480dcf
  2. #cfa90d
  3. #33cf0d

Analogous

  1. #0d33cf
  2. #480dcf
  3. #a90dcf

Triadic

  1. #480dcf
  2. #cf480d
  3. #0dcf48

Tetradic

  1. #480dcf
  2. #cf0d94
  3. #94cf0d
  4. #0dcf48

Square

  1. #480dcf
  2. #cf0d33
  3. #94cf0d
  4. #0dcfa9

Monochromatic

  1. #16043f
  2. #2f0887
  3. #480dcf
  4. #6f36f2
  5. #a37ef7

Shades

#480dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480dcf
  2. #410cba
  3. #3a0aa6
  4. #320991
  5. #2b087c
  6. #240768
  7. #1d0553
  8. #16043e
  9. #0e0329
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#480dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480dcf
  2. #5a25d4
  3. #6d3dd9
  4. #7f56dd
  5. #916ee2
  6. #a486e7
  7. #b69eec
  8. #c8b6f1
  9. #dacff5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480dcf
  2. #4e19c7
  3. #5324bf
  4. #5930b7
  5. #5e3baf
  6. #6447a8
  7. #6a52a0
  8. #6f5e98
  9. #756990
  10. #7a7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473792 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1543a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480dcf {
  color: #480dcf;
}
Background
.bg-480dcf {
  background-color: #480dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480dcf {
  border: 2px solid #480dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 13 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480dcf, #a90dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 13 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.27 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.12 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.08 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.80 #b7f230 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480dcf  rgb(72, 13, 207)  hsl(258, 88%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#94cf0d  rgb(148, 207, 13)  hsl(78, 88%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cf480d  rgb(207, 72, 13)  hsl(18, 88%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0dcf48  rgb(13, 207, 72)  hsl(138, 88%, 43%)  Malachite