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#481BE4

#481be4 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481be4 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 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.42% cyan, 88.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 253.43°, with 78.82% saturation and 50% 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 8.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.0776

Complementary

  1. #481be4
  2. #b7e41b

Split complementary

  1. #481be4
  2. #e4ac1b
  3. #53e41b

Analogous

  1. #1b53e4
  2. #481be4
  3. #ac1be4

Triadic

  1. #481be4
  2. #e4481b
  3. #1be448

Tetradic

  1. #481be4
  2. #e41bb7
  3. #b7e41b
  4. #1be448

Square

  1. #481be4
  2. #e41b53
  3. #b7e41b
  4. #1be4ac

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0b5b
  2. #3213a0
  3. #481be4
  4. #7f5fec
  5. #b6a4f4

Shades

#481be4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481be4
  2. #4118cd
  3. #3a16b6
  4. #3213a0
  5. #2b1089
  6. #240e72
  7. #1d0b5b
  8. #160844
  9. #0e052e
  10. #070317
  11. #000000

Tints

#481be4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481be4
  2. #5a32e7
  3. #6d49e9
  4. #7f5fec
  5. #9176ef
  6. #a48df2
  7. #b6a4f4
  8. #c8bbf7
  9. #dad1fa
  10. #ede8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481be4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481be4
  2. #4e25da
  3. #532fd0
  4. #5939c6
  5. #5e43bc
  6. #644eb2
  7. #6a58a8
  8. #6f629e
  9. #756c94
  10. #7a768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c40a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056e9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047e1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006187 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045e7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ae2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481be4 {
  color: #481be4;
}
Background
.bg-481be4 {
  background-color: #481be4;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481be4 {
  border: 2px solid #481be4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481be4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 79% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481be4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481be4, #ac1be4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481be4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 228 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.59 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.64 #b7e41b Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481be4  rgb(72, 27, 228)  hsl(253, 79%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#b7e41b  rgb(183, 228, 27)  hsl(73, 79%, 50%)  Pear
#e4481b  rgb(228, 72, 27)  hsl(13, 79%, 50%)  Flame
#1be448  rgb(27, 228, 72)  hsl(133, 79%, 50%)  Malachite