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#481BCB

#481bcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481bcb 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 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.53% cyan, 86.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 255.34°, with 76.52% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.92.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0647

Complementary

  1. #481bcb
  2. #9ecb1b

Split complementary

  1. #481bcb
  2. #cba01b
  3. #46cb1b

Analogous

  1. #1b46cb
  2. #481bcb
  3. #a01bcb

Triadic

  1. #481bcb
  2. #cb481b
  3. #1bcb48

Tetradic

  1. #481bcb
  2. #cb1b9e
  3. #9ecb1b
  4. #1bcb48

Square

  1. #481bcb
  2. #cb1b46
  3. #9ecb1b
  4. #1bcba0

Monochromatic

  1. #180944
  2. #301287
  3. #481bcb
  4. #734be7
  5. #a88ff0

Shades

#481bcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481bcb
  2. #4118b7
  3. #3a16a2
  4. #32138e
  5. #2b107a
  6. #240e66
  7. #1d0b51
  8. #16083d
  9. #0e0529
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#481bcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481bcb
  2. #5a32d0
  3. #6d49d5
  4. #7f5fdb
  5. #9176e0
  6. #a48de5
  7. #b6a4ea
  8. #c8bbef
  9. #dad1f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481bcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481bcb
  2. #4e25c4
  3. #532fbc
  4. #5939b5
  5. #5e43ad
  6. #644ea6
  7. #6a589e
  8. #6f6297
  9. #756c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005678 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a45a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481bcb {
  color: #481bcb;
}
Background
.bg-481bcb {
  background-color: #481bcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481bcb {
  border: 2px solid #481bcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481bcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481bcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481bcb, #a01bcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481bcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.92 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.60 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.50 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.75 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.08 #b7e434 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481bcb  rgb(72, 27, 203)  hsl(255, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9ecb1b  rgb(158, 203, 27)  hsl(75, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cb481b  rgb(203, 72, 27)  hsl(15, 77%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1bcb48  rgb(27, 203, 72)  hsl(135, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green