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#481ABE

#481abe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481abe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 10.2% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.11% cyan, 86.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 256.83°, with 75.93% saturation and 42.35% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.73.

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Relative luminance0.0583

Complementary

  1. #481abe
  2. #90be1a

Split complementary

  1. #481abe
  2. #be9a1a
  3. #3ebe1a

Analogous

  1. #1a3ebe
  2. #481abe
  3. #9a1abe

Triadic

  1. #481abe
  2. #be481a
  3. #1abe48

Tetradic

  1. #481abe
  2. #be1a90
  3. #90be1a
  4. #1abe48

Square

  1. #481abe
  2. #be1a3e
  3. #90be1a
  4. #1abe9a

Monochromatic

  1. #150837
  2. #2e117b
  3. #481abe
  4. #6e40e5
  5. #a183ee

Shades

#481abe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481abe
  2. #4117ab
  3. #3a1598
  4. #321285
  5. #2b1072
  6. #240d5f
  7. #1d0a4c
  8. #160839
  9. #0e0526
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#481abe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481abe
  2. #5a31c5
  3. #6d48cb
  4. #7f5fd2
  5. #9176d8
  6. #a48ddf
  7. #b6a3e5
  8. #c8baec
  9. #dad1f2
  10. #ede8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481abe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481abe
  2. #4e24b8
  3. #532eb2
  4. #5939ab
  5. #5e43a5
  6. #644d9f
  7. #6a5799
  8. #6f6193
  9. #756c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005071 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481abe {
  color: #481abe;
}
Background
.bg-481abe {
  background-color: #481abe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481abe {
  border: 2px solid #481abe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481abe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 76% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481abe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481abe, #9a1abe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481abe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.73 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.40 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.08 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.28 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.68 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.91 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.27 #b7e541 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481abe  rgb(72, 26, 190)  hsl(257, 76%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#90be1a  rgb(144, 190, 26)  hsl(77, 76%, 42%)  Apple Green
#be481a  rgb(190, 72, 26)  hsl(17, 76%, 42%)  Rust
#1abe48  rgb(26, 190, 72)  hsl(137, 76%, 42%)  Lime Green