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#480DFA

#480dfa ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#480dfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.2% cyan, 94.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 254.94°, with 95.95% saturation and 51.57% 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 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 0.85.

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Relative luminance0.0857

Complementary

  1. #480dfa
  2. #bffa0d

Split complementary

  1. #480dfa
  2. #fabf0d
  3. #48fa0d

Analogous

  1. #0d48fa
  2. #480dfa
  3. #bf0dfa

Triadic

  1. #480dfa
  2. #fa480d
  3. #0dfa48

Tetradic

  1. #480dfa
  2. #fa0dbf
  3. #bffa0d
  4. #0dfa48

Square

  1. #480dfa
  2. #fa0d48
  3. #bffa0d
  4. #0dfabf

Monochromatic

  1. #1d026c
  2. #3004b7
  3. #480dfa
  4. #8158fc
  5. #b9a3fd

Shades

#480dfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480dfa
  2. #410ce1
  3. #3a0ac8
  4. #3209af
  5. #2b0896
  6. #24077d
  7. #1d0564
  8. #16044b
  9. #0e0332
  10. #070119
  11. #000000

Tints

#480dfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480dfa
  2. #5a25fb
  3. #6d3dfb
  4. #7f56fc
  5. #916efc
  6. #a486fd
  7. #b69efd
  8. #c8b6fe
  9. #dacffe
  10. #ede7ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480dfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480dfa
  2. #4e19ee
  3. #5324e2
  4. #5930d5
  5. #5e3bc9
  6. #6447bd
  7. #6a52b1
  8. #6f5ea5
  9. #756998
  10. #7a758c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f41b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0049f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006893 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0048fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0053c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480dfa {
  color: #480dfa;
}
Background
.bg-480dfa {
  background-color: #480dfa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480dfa {
  border: 2px solid #480dfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480dfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 13 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 96% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480dfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480dfa, #bf0dfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480dfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 13 250 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 0.85 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 1.35 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.99 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.17 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.51 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.04 #b7f205 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#480dfa  rgb(72, 13, 250)  hsl(255, 96%, 52%)  Ultramarine
#bffa0d  rgb(191, 250, 13)  hsl(75, 96%, 52%)  Electric Lime
#fa480d  rgb(250, 72, 13)  hsl(15, 96%, 52%)  Orange Red
#0dfa48  rgb(13, 250, 72)  hsl(135, 96%, 52%)  Lime