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#481AD2

#481ad2 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481ad2 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 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.71% cyan, 87.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 77.97% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.81.

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Relative luminance0.0677

Complementary

  1. #481ad2
  2. #a4d21a

Split complementary

  1. #481ad2
  2. #d2a41a
  3. #48d21a

Analogous

  1. #1a48d2
  2. #481ad2
  3. #a41ad2

Triadic

  1. #481ad2
  2. #d2481a
  3. #1ad248

Tetradic

  1. #481ad2
  2. #d21aa4
  3. #a4d21a
  4. #1ad248

Square

  1. #481ad2
  2. #d21a48
  3. #a4d21a
  4. #1ad2a4

Monochromatic

  1. #19094a
  2. #31128e
  3. #481ad2
  4. #764fe9
  5. #ab93f2

Shades

#481ad2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ad2
  2. #4117bd
  3. #3a15a8
  4. #321293
  5. #2b107e
  6. #240d69
  7. #1d0a54
  8. #16083f
  9. #0e052a
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ad2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ad2
  2. #5a31d7
  3. #6d48db
  4. #7f5fe0
  5. #9176e4
  6. #a48de9
  7. #b6a3ed
  8. #c8baf2
  9. #dad1f6
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ad2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ad2
  2. #4e24ca
  3. #532ec2
  4. #5939b9
  5. #5e43b1
  6. #644da9
  7. #6a57a1
  8. #6f6199
  9. #756c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1048a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ad2 {
  color: #481ad2;
}
Background
.bg-481ad2 {
  background-color: #481ad2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ad2 {
  border: 2px solid #481ad2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ad2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 78% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ad2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ad2, #a41ad2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ad2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 210 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.81 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.88 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.22 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.39 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.94 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.13 #b7e52d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481ad2  rgb(72, 26, 210)  hsl(255, 78%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#a4d21a  rgb(164, 210, 26)  hsl(75, 78%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#d2481a  rgb(210, 72, 26)  hsl(15, 78%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ad248  rgb(26, 210, 72)  hsl(135, 78%, 46%)  Malachite