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#481AE3

#481ae3 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481ae3 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 89.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.28% cyan, 88.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 253.73°, with 79.45% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.88.

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Relative luminance0.0766

Complementary

  1. #481ae3
  2. #b5e31a

Split complementary

  1. #481ae3
  2. #e3ad1a
  3. #51e31a

Analogous

  1. #1a51e3
  2. #481ae3
  3. #ad1ae3

Triadic

  1. #481ae3
  2. #e3481a
  3. #1ae348

Tetradic

  1. #481ae3
  2. #e31ab5
  3. #b5e31a
  4. #1ae348

Square

  1. #481ae3
  2. #e31a51
  3. #b5e31a
  4. #1ae3ad

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0a5a
  2. #32129e
  3. #481ae3
  4. #7e5dec
  5. #b5a2f4

Shades

#481ae3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ae3
  2. #4117cc
  3. #3a15b6
  4. #32129f
  5. #2b1088
  6. #240d72
  7. #1d0a5b
  8. #160844
  9. #0e052d
  10. #070317
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ae3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ae3
  2. #5a31e6
  3. #6d48e9
  4. #7f5feb
  5. #9176ee
  6. #a48df1
  7. #b6a3f4
  8. #c8baf7
  9. #dad1f9
  10. #ede8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ae3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ae3
  2. #4e24d9
  3. #532ecf
  4. #5939c5
  5. #5e43bb
  6. #644db2
  7. #6a57a8
  8. #6f619e
  9. #756c94
  10. #7a768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3fa0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006087 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004db3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ae3 {
  color: #481ae3;
}
Background
.bg-481ae3 {
  background-color: #481ae3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ae3 {
  border: 2px solid #481ae3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ae3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 227;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ae3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ae3, #ad1ae3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ae3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 227 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.88 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.54 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.71 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.43 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.68 #b7e51c Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481ae3  rgb(72, 26, 227)  hsl(254, 79%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#b5e31a  rgb(181, 227, 26)  hsl(74, 79%, 50%)  Pear
#e3481a  rgb(227, 72, 26)  hsl(14, 79%, 50%)  Flame
#1ae348  rgb(26, 227, 72)  hsl(134, 79%, 50%)  Malachite