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#480FAC

#480fac ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#480fac is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 5.88% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.14% cyan, 91.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 261.78°, with 83.96% saturation and 36.67% 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 10.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.36.

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Relative luminance0.047

Complementary

  1. #480fac
  2. #73ac0f

Split complementary

  1. #480fac
  2. #ac970f
  3. #25ac0f

Analogous

  1. #0f25ac
  2. #480fac
  3. #970fac

Triadic

  1. #480fac
  2. #ac480f
  3. #0fac48

Tetradic

  1. #480fac
  2. #ac0f73
  3. #73ac0f
  4. #0fac48

Square

  1. #480fac
  2. #ac0f25
  3. #73ac0f
  4. #0fac97

Monochromatic

  1. #0d031f
  2. #2b0966
  3. #480fac
  4. #671ceb
  5. #9663f1

Shades

#480fac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480fac
  2. #410e9b
  3. #3a0c8a
  4. #320b78
  5. #2b0967
  6. #240856
  7. #1d0645
  8. #160534
  9. #0e0322
  10. #070211
  11. #000000

Tints

#480fac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480fac
  2. #5a27b4
  3. #6d3fbd
  4. #7f57c5
  5. #916fcd
  6. #a487d6
  7. #b69fde
  8. #c8b7e6
  9. #dacfee
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480fac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480fac
  2. #4e1aa8
  3. #5326a3
  4. #59319f
  5. #5e3c9a
  6. #644896
  7. #6a5392
  8. #6f5e8d
  9. #756989
  10. #7a7584
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42307a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039a9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #144565 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033ae ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002daa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313787 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480fac {
  color: #480fac;
}
Background
.bg-480fac {
  background-color: #480fac;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480fac {
  border: 2px solid #480fac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480fac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 15 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 84% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480fac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480fac, #970fac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480fac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 15 172 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.36 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.45 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.53 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.65 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.04 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.10 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.16 #b7f053 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480fac  rgb(72, 15, 172)  hsl(262, 84%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#73ac0f  rgb(115, 172, 15)  hsl(82, 84%, 37%)  Apple Green
#ac480f  rgb(172, 72, 15)  hsl(22, 84%, 37%)  Rust
#0fac48  rgb(15, 172, 72)  hsl(142, 84%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green