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#481BD6

#481bd6 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481bd6 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 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.36% cyan, 87.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 254.44°, with 77.59% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0702

Complementary

  1. #481bd6
  2. #a9d61b

Split complementary

  1. #481bd6
  2. #d6a51b
  3. #4bd61b

Analogous

  1. #1b4bd6
  2. #481bd6
  3. #a51bd6

Triadic

  1. #481bd6
  2. #d6481b
  3. #1bd648

Tetradic

  1. #481bd6
  2. #d61ba9
  3. #a9d61b
  4. #1bd648

Square

  1. #481bd6
  2. #d61b4b
  3. #a9d61b
  4. #1bd6a5

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0a4e
  2. #311292
  3. #481bd6
  4. #7854e9
  5. #ae98f2

Shades

#481bd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481bd6
  2. #4118c1
  3. #3a16ab
  4. #321396
  5. #2b1080
  6. #240e6b
  7. #1d0b56
  8. #160840
  9. #0e052b
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481bd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481bd6
  2. #5a32da
  3. #6d49de
  4. #7f5fe2
  5. #9176e6
  6. #a48deb
  7. #b6a4ef
  8. #c8bbf3
  9. #dad1f7
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481bd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481bd6
  2. #4e25cd
  3. #532fc5
  4. #5939bc
  5. #5e43b4
  6. #644eab
  7. #6a58a2
  8. #6f629a
  9. #756c91
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3d97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0749a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481bd6 {
  color: #481bd6;
}
Background
.bg-481bd6 {
  background-color: #481bd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481bd6 {
  border: 2px solid #481bd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481bd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 78% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481bd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481bd6, #a51bd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481bd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 214 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.33 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.52 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.69 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.47 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.95 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.96 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.22 #b7e429 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481bd6  rgb(72, 27, 214)  hsl(254, 78%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#a9d61b  rgb(169, 214, 27)  hsl(74, 78%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d6481b  rgb(214, 72, 27)  hsl(14, 78%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1bd648  rgb(27, 214, 72)  hsl(134, 78%, 47%)  Malachite