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#481BD0

#481bd0 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481bd0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.38% cyan, 87.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 254.92°, with 77.02% saturation and 46.08% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.04.

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Relative luminance0.0672

Complementary

  1. #481bd0
  2. #a3d01b

Split complementary

  1. #481bd0
  2. #d0a31b
  3. #48d01b

Analogous

  1. #1b48d0
  2. #481bd0
  3. #a31bd0

Triadic

  1. #481bd0
  2. #d0481b
  3. #1bd048

Tetradic

  1. #481bd0
  2. #d01ba3
  3. #a3d01b
  4. #1bd048

Square

  1. #481bd0
  2. #d01b48
  3. #a3d01b
  4. #1bd0a3

Monochromatic

  1. #190949
  2. #31128c
  3. #481bd0
  4. #754fe8
  5. #aa93f1

Shades

#481bd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481bd0
  2. #4118bb
  3. #3a16a6
  4. #321392
  5. #2b107d
  6. #240e68
  7. #1d0b53
  8. #16083e
  9. #0e052a
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481bd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481bd0
  2. #5a32d5
  3. #6d49d9
  4. #7f5fde
  5. #9176e3
  6. #a48de8
  7. #b6a4ec
  8. #c8bbf1
  9. #dad1f6
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481bd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481bd0
  2. #4e25c8
  3. #532fc0
  4. #5939b8
  5. #5e43b0
  6. #644ea8
  7. #6a58a0
  8. #6f6298
  9. #756c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1347a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481bd0 {
  color: #481bd0;
}
Background
.bg-481bd0 {
  background-color: #481bd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481bd0 {
  border: 2px solid #481bd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481bd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481bd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481bd0, #a31bd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481bd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 208 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.13 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.42 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.57 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.97 #b7e42f Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481bd0  rgb(72, 27, 208)  hsl(255, 77%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#a3d01b  rgb(163, 208, 27)  hsl(75, 77%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#d0481b  rgb(208, 72, 27)  hsl(15, 77%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1bd048  rgb(27, 208, 72)  hsl(135, 77%, 46%)  Malachite