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#481BC9

#481bc9 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481bc9 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 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.18% cyan, 86.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 255.52°, with 76.32% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.86.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0638

Complementary

  1. #481bc9
  2. #9cc91b

Split complementary

  1. #481bc9
  2. #c99f1b
  3. #45c91b

Analogous

  1. #1b45c9
  2. #481bc9
  3. #9f1bc9

Triadic

  1. #481bc9
  2. #c9481b
  3. #1bc948

Tetradic

  1. #481bc9
  2. #c91b9c
  3. #9cc91b
  4. #1bc948

Square

  1. #481bc9
  2. #c91b45
  3. #9cc91b
  4. #1bc99f

Monochromatic

  1. #180942
  2. #301286
  3. #481bc9
  4. #724ae7
  5. #a78df0

Shades

#481bc9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481bc9
  2. #4118b5
  3. #3a16a1
  4. #32138d
  5. #2b1079
  6. #240e65
  7. #1d0b50
  8. #16083c
  9. #0e0528
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#481bc9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481bc9
  2. #5a32ce
  3. #6d49d4
  4. #7f5fd9
  5. #9176df
  6. #a48de4
  7. #b6a4e9
  8. #c8bbef
  9. #dad1f4
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481bc9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481bc9
  2. #4e25c2
  3. #532fba
  4. #5939b3
  5. #5e43ac
  6. #644ea5
  7. #6a589d
  8. #6f6296
  9. #756c8f
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483a8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dcd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005577 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c459f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481bc9 {
  color: #481bc9;
}
Background
.bg-481bc9 {
  background-color: #481bc9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481bc9 {
  border: 2px solid #481bc9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481bc9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481bc9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481bc9, #9f1bc9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481bc9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 201 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.86 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.82 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.89 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.32 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.73 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.07 #b7e436 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481bc9  rgb(72, 27, 201)  hsl(256, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9cc91b  rgb(156, 201, 27)  hsl(76, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c9481b  rgb(201, 72, 27)  hsl(16, 76%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1bc948  rgb(27, 201, 72)  hsl(136, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green