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#481BDB

#481bdb ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481bdb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 10.59% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.12% cyan, 87.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 254.06°, with 78.05% saturation and 48.24% 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 8.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.76.

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Relative luminance0.0728

Complementary

  1. #481bdb
  2. #aedb1b

Split complementary

  1. #481bdb
  2. #dba81b
  3. #4edb1b

Analogous

  1. #1b4edb
  2. #481bdb
  3. #a81bdb

Triadic

  1. #481bdb
  2. #db481b
  3. #1bdb48

Tetradic

  1. #481bdb
  2. #db1bae
  3. #aedb1b
  4. #1bdb48

Square

  1. #481bdb
  2. #db1b4e
  3. #aedb1b
  4. #1bdba8

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a53
  2. #321397
  3. #481bdb
  4. #7a58ea
  5. #b19cf3

Shades

#481bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481bdb
  2. #4118c5
  3. #3a16af
  4. #321399
  5. #2b1083
  6. #240e6e
  7. #1d0b58
  8. #160842
  9. #0e052c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#481bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481bdb
  2. #5a32df
  3. #6d49e2
  4. #7f5fe6
  5. #9176e9
  6. #a48ded
  7. #b6a4f1
  8. #c8bbf4
  9. #dad1f8
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481bdb
  2. #4e25d2
  3. #532fc9
  4. #5939c0
  5. #5e43b7
  6. #644eae
  7. #6a58a4
  8. #6f629b
  9. #756c92
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481bdb {
  color: #481bdb;
}
Background
.bg-481bdb {
  background-color: #481bdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481bdb {
  border: 2px solid #481bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481bdb, #a81bdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 219 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.76 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.09 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.10 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.83 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.45 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.13 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.34 #b7e424 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481bdb  rgb(72, 27, 219)  hsl(254, 78%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#aedb1b  rgb(174, 219, 27)  hsl(74, 78%, 48%)  June Bud
#db481b  rgb(219, 72, 27)  hsl(14, 78%, 48%)  Flame
#1bdb48  rgb(27, 219, 72)  hsl(134, 78%, 48%)  Malachite