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#480FC0

#480fc0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#480fc0 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 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.5% cyan, 92.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 259.32°, with 85.51% saturation and 40.59% 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 9.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.0553

Complementary

  1. #480fc0
  2. #87c00f

Split complementary

  1. #480fc0
  2. #c0a10f
  3. #2fc00f

Analogous

  1. #0f2fc0
  2. #480fc0
  3. #a10fc0

Triadic

  1. #480fc0
  2. #c0480f
  3. #0fc048

Tetradic

  1. #480fc0
  2. #c00f87
  3. #87c00f
  4. #0fc048

Square

  1. #480fc0
  2. #c00f2f
  3. #87c00f
  4. #0fc0a1

Monochromatic

  1. #130432
  2. #2d0979
  3. #480fc0
  4. #6b2def
  5. #9d74f4

Shades

#480fc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #480fc0
  2. #410ead
  3. #3a0c9a
  4. #320b86
  5. #2b0973
  6. #240860
  7. #1d064d
  8. #16053a
  9. #0e0326
  10. #070213
  11. #000000

Tints

#480fc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #480fc0
  2. #5a27c6
  3. #6d3fcd
  4. #7f57d3
  5. #916fd9
  6. #a487e0
  7. #b69fe6
  8. #c8b7ec
  9. #dacff2
  10. #ede7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#480fc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #480fc0
  2. #4e1aba
  3. #5326b3
  4. #5931ad
  5. #5e3ca6
  6. #6448a0
  7. #6a539a
  8. #6f5e93
  9. #75698d
  10. #7a7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453587 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0047c4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004e71 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #243e97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-480fc0 {
  color: #480fc0;
}
Background
.bg-480fc0 {
  background-color: #480fc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-480fc0 {
  border: 2px solid #480fc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #480fc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 15 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 86% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-480fc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480fc0, #a10fc0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-480fc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 15 192 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.31 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.98 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.88 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.84 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.07 #b7f03f Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#480fc0  rgb(72, 15, 192)  hsl(259, 86%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#87c00f  rgb(135, 192, 15)  hsl(79, 86%, 41%)  Apple Green
#c0480f  rgb(192, 72, 15)  hsl(19, 86%, 41%)  Mahogany
#0fc048  rgb(15, 192, 72)  hsl(139, 86%, 41%)  Lime Green