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#481ADE

#481ade ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481ade 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.57% cyan, 88.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 254.08°, with 79.03% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.0739

Complementary

  1. #481ade
  2. #b0de1a

Split complementary

  1. #481ade
  2. #deaa1a
  3. #4ede1a

Analogous

  1. #1a4ede
  2. #481ade
  3. #aa1ade

Triadic

  1. #481ade
  2. #de481a
  3. #1ade48

Tetradic

  1. #481ade
  2. #de1ab0
  3. #b0de1a
  4. #1ade48

Square

  1. #481ade
  2. #de1a4e
  3. #b0de1a
  4. #1adeaa

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0a55
  2. #32129a
  3. #481ade
  4. #7b59ec
  5. #b29df4

Shades

#481ade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ade
  2. #4117c8
  3. #3a15b2
  4. #32129b
  5. #2b1085
  6. #240d6f
  7. #1d0a59
  8. #160843
  9. #0e052c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ade
  2. #5a31e1
  3. #6d48e5
  4. #7f5fe8
  5. #9176eb
  6. #a48def
  7. #b6a3f2
  8. #c8baf5
  9. #dad1f8
  10. #ede8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ade
  2. #4e24d5
  3. #532ecb
  4. #5939c2
  5. #5e43b8
  6. #644daf
  7. #6a57a6
  8. #6f619c
  9. #756c93
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3e9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004caf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ade {
  color: #481ade;
}
Background
.bg-481ade {
  background-color: #481ade;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ade {
  border: 2px solid #481ade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 79% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ade, #aa1ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 222 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.42 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.78 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.85 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.00 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.31 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.51 #b7e521 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481ade  rgb(72, 26, 222)  hsl(254, 79%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#b0de1a  rgb(176, 222, 26)  hsl(74, 79%, 49%)  June Bud
#de481a  rgb(222, 72, 26)  hsl(14, 79%, 49%)  Flame
#1ade48  rgb(26, 222, 72)  hsl(134, 79%, 49%)  Malachite