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#481AEA

#481aea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481aea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.23% cyan, 88.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 253.27°, with 83.2% saturation and 50.98% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.2.

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Relative luminance0.0806

Complementary

  1. #481aea
  2. #bcea1a

Split complementary

  1. #481aea
  2. #eab01a
  3. #54ea1a

Analogous

  1. #1a54ea
  2. #481aea
  3. #b01aea

Triadic

  1. #481aea
  2. #ea481a
  3. #1aea48

Tetradic

  1. #481aea
  2. #ea1abc
  3. #bcea1a
  4. #1aea48

Square

  1. #481aea
  2. #ea1a54
  3. #bcea1a
  4. #1aeab0

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0962
  2. #310fa8
  3. #481aea
  4. #8060f0
  5. #b8a6f7

Shades

#481aea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481aea
  2. #4117d3
  3. #3a15bb
  4. #3212a4
  5. #2b108c
  6. #240d75
  7. #1d0a5e
  8. #160846
  9. #0e052f
  10. #070317
  11. #000000

Tints

#481aea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481aea
  2. #5a31ec
  3. #6d48ee
  4. #7f5ff0
  5. #9176f2
  6. #a48df5
  7. #b6a3f7
  8. #c8baf9
  9. #dad1fb
  10. #ede8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481aea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481aea
  2. #4e24df
  3. #532ed5
  4. #5939ca
  5. #5e43c0
  6. #644db5
  7. #6a57aa
  8. #6f61a0
  9. #756c95
  10. #7a768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d41a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481aea {
  color: #481aea;
}
Background
.bg-481aea {
  background-color: #481aea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481aea {
  border: 2px solid #481aea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481aea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 26 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481aea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481aea, #b01aea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481aea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 26 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.20 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.37 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.27 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.09 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.96 #b7e515 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481aea  rgb(72, 26, 234)  hsl(253, 83%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#bcea1a  rgb(188, 234, 26)  hsl(73, 83%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#ea481a  rgb(234, 72, 26)  hsl(13, 83%, 51%)  Flame
#1aea48  rgb(26, 234, 72)  hsl(133, 83%, 51%)  Malachite