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#481ACD

#481acd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481acd 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 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.88% cyan, 87.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 255.42°, with 77.49% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0652

Complementary

  1. #481acd
  2. #9fcd1a

Split complementary

  1. #481acd
  2. #cda11a
  3. #45cd1a

Analogous

  1. #1a45cd
  2. #481acd
  3. #a11acd

Triadic

  1. #481acd
  2. #cd481a
  3. #1acd48

Tetradic

  1. #481acd
  2. #cd1a9f
  3. #9fcd1a
  4. #1acd48

Square

  1. #481acd
  2. #cd1a45
  3. #9fcd1a
  4. #1acda1

Monochromatic

  1. #180945
  2. #301189
  3. #481acd
  4. #744be8
  5. #a88ff1

Shades

#481acd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481acd
  2. #4117b9
  3. #3a15a4
  4. #321290
  5. #2b107b
  6. #240d67
  7. #1d0a52
  8. #16083e
  9. #0e0529
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481acd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481acd
  2. #5a31d2
  3. #6d48d7
  4. #7f5fdc
  5. #9176e1
  6. #a48de6
  7. #b6a3eb
  8. #c8baf0
  9. #dad1f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481acd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481acd
  2. #4e24c5
  3. #532ebe
  4. #5939b6
  5. #5e43ae
  6. #644da7
  7. #6a579f
  8. #6f6197
  9. #756c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483b91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00577a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fd0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1746a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481acd {
  color: #481acd;
}
Background
.bg-481acd {
  background-color: #481acd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481acd {
  border: 2px solid #481acd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481acd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481acd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481acd, #a11acd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481acd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 205 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.39 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.41 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.83 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.65 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.92 #b7e532 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481acd  rgb(72, 26, 205)  hsl(255, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9fcd1a  rgb(159, 205, 26)  hsl(75, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cd481a  rgb(205, 72, 26)  hsl(15, 77%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1acd48  rgb(26, 205, 72)  hsl(135, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green