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#481BBE

#481bbe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481bbe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 10.59% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.11% cyan, 85.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 256.56°, with 75.12% saturation and 42.55% 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 9.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.0588

Complementary

  1. #481bbe
  2. #91be1b

Split complementary

  1. #481bbe
  2. #be991b
  3. #40be1b

Analogous

  1. #1b40be
  2. #481bbe
  3. #991bbe

Triadic

  1. #481bbe
  2. #be481b
  3. #1bbe48

Tetradic

  1. #481bbe
  2. #be1b91
  3. #91be1b
  4. #1bbe48

Square

  1. #481bbe
  2. #be1b40
  3. #91be1b
  4. #1bbe99

Monochromatic

  1. #150838
  2. #2f117b
  3. #481bbe
  4. #6e41e4
  5. #a184ee

Shades

#481bbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481bbe
  2. #4118ab
  3. #3a1698
  4. #321385
  5. #2b1072
  6. #240e5f
  7. #1d0b4c
  8. #160839
  9. #0e0526
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#481bbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481bbe
  2. #5a32c5
  3. #6d49cb
  4. #7f5fd2
  5. #9176d8
  6. #a48ddf
  7. #b6a4e5
  8. #c8bbec
  9. #dad1f2
  10. #ede8f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481bbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481bbe
  2. #4e25b8
  3. #532fb2
  4. #5939ab
  5. #5e43a5
  6. #644e9f
  7. #6a5899
  8. #6f6293
  9. #756c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463887 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005071 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #264196 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481bbe {
  color: #481bbe;
}
Background
.bg-481bbe {
  background-color: #481bbe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481bbe {
  border: 2px solid #481bbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481bbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 75% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481bbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481bbe, #991bbe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481bbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.80 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.08 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.26 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.80 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.14 #b7e441 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481bbe  rgb(72, 27, 190)  hsl(257, 75%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#91be1b  rgb(145, 190, 27)  hsl(77, 75%, 43%)  Apple Green
#be481b  rgb(190, 72, 27)  hsl(17, 75%, 43%)  Rust
#1bbe48  rgb(27, 190, 72)  hsl(137, 75%, 43%)  Lime Green