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#480FBF

#480fbf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#480fbf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 5.88% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.3% cyan, 92.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 259.43°, with 85.44% saturation and 40.39% 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 10.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.24.

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Relative luminance0.0548

Complementary

  1. #480fbf
  2. #86bf0f

Split complementary

  1. #480fbf
  2. #bfa00f
  3. #2ebf0f

Analogous

  1. #0f2ebf
  2. #480fbf
  3. #a00fbf

Triadic

  1. #480fbf
  2. #bf480f
  3. #0fbf48

Tetradic

  1. #480fbf
  2. #bf0f86
  3. #86bf0f
  4. #0fbf48

Square

  1. #480fbf
  2. #bf0f2e
  3. #86bf0f
  4. #0fbfa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130431
  2. #2d0978
  3. #480fbf
  4. #6b2cee
  5. #9d73f4

Shades

#480fbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480fbf
  2. #410eac
  3. #3a0c99
  4. #320b86
  5. #2b0973
  6. #240860
  7. #1d064c
  8. #160539
  9. #0e0326
  10. #070213
  11. #000000

Tints

#480fbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480fbf
  2. #5a27c5
  3. #6d3fcc
  4. #7f57d2
  5. #916fd9
  6. #a487df
  7. #b69fe5
  8. #c8b7ec
  9. #dacff2
  10. #ede7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480fbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480fbf
  2. #4e1ab9
  3. #5326b2
  4. #5931ac
  5. #5e3ca6
  6. #6448a0
  7. #6a5399
  8. #6f5e93
  9. #75698d
  10. #7a7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453487 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e70 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #253e96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480fbf {
  color: #480fbf;
}
Background
.bg-480fbf {
  background-color: #480fbf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480fbf {
  border: 2px solid #480fbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480fbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 15 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 85% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480fbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480fbf, #a00fbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480fbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 15 191 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.24 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.24 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.10 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.39 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.86 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.94 #b7f040 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480fbf  rgb(72, 15, 191)  hsl(259, 85%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#86bf0f  rgb(134, 191, 15)  hsl(79, 85%, 40%)  Apple Green
#bf480f  rgb(191, 72, 15)  hsl(19, 85%, 40%)  Mahogany
#0fbf48  rgb(15, 191, 72)  hsl(139, 85%, 40%)  Lime Green