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#481ADA

#481ada ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481ada is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 10.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.97% cyan, 88.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 254.37°, with 78.69% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.87.

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Relative luminance0.0718

Complementary

  1. #481ada
  2. #acda1a

Split complementary

  1. #481ada
  2. #daa81a
  3. #4cda1a

Analogous

  1. #1a4cda
  2. #481ada
  3. #a81ada

Triadic

  1. #481ada
  2. #da481a
  3. #1ada48

Tetradic

  1. #481ada
  2. #da1aac
  3. #acda1a
  4. #1ada48

Square

  1. #481ada
  2. #da1a4c
  3. #acda1a
  4. #1adaa8

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a51
  2. #311296
  3. #481ada
  4. #7956eb
  5. #af9af3

Shades

#481ada mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ada
  2. #4117c4
  3. #3a15ae
  4. #321299
  5. #2b1083
  6. #240d6d
  7. #1d0a57
  8. #160841
  9. #0e052c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ada mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ada
  2. #5a31de
  3. #6d48e1
  4. #7f5fe5
  5. #9176e9
  6. #a48ded
  7. #b6a3f0
  8. #c8baf4
  9. #dad1f8
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ada mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ada
  2. #4e24d1
  3. #532ec8
  4. #5939bf
  5. #5e43b6
  6. #644dad
  7. #6a57a4
  8. #6f619b
  9. #756c92
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004aac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ada {
  color: #481ada;
}
Background
.bg-481ada {
  background-color: #481ada;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ada {
  border: 2px solid #481ada;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ada;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 79% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ada {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ada, #a81ada);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ada {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 218 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.87 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.16 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.25 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.68 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.16 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.41 #b7e525 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481ada  rgb(72, 26, 218)  hsl(254, 79%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#acda1a  rgb(172, 218, 26)  hsl(74, 79%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#da481a  rgb(218, 72, 26)  hsl(14, 79%, 48%)  Sinopia
#1ada48  rgb(26, 218, 72)  hsl(134, 79%, 48%)  Malachite