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#481BEA

#481bea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481bea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.23% cyan, 88.46% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 253.04°, with 83.13% saturation and 51.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.081

Complementary

  1. #481bea
  2. #bdea1b

Split complementary

  1. #481bea
  2. #eaaf1b
  3. #56ea1b

Analogous

  1. #1b56ea
  2. #481bea
  3. #af1bea

Triadic

  1. #481bea
  2. #ea481b
  3. #1bea48

Tetradic

  1. #481bea
  2. #ea1bbd
  3. #bdea1b
  4. #1bea48

Square

  1. #481bea
  2. #ea1b56
  3. #bdea1b
  4. #1beaaf

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0963
  2. #3110a9
  3. #481bea
  4. #8061f0
  5. #b8a7f7

Shades

#481bea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481bea
  2. #4118d3
  3. #3a16bb
  4. #3213a4
  5. #2b108c
  6. #240e75
  7. #1d0b5e
  8. #160846
  9. #0e052f
  10. #070317
  11. #000000

Tints

#481bea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481bea
  2. #5a32ec
  3. #6d49ee
  4. #7f5ff0
  5. #9176f2
  6. #a48df5
  7. #b6a4f7
  8. #c8bbf9
  9. #dad1fb
  10. #ede8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481bea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481bea
  2. #4e25df
  3. #532fd5
  4. #5939ca
  5. #5e43c0
  6. #644eb5
  7. #6a58aa
  8. #6f62a0
  9. #756c95
  10. #7a768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d41a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003be8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481bea {
  color: #481bea;
}
Background
.bg-481bea {
  background-color: #481bea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481bea {
  border: 2px solid #481bea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481bea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 27 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481bea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481bea, #af1bea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481bea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 27 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.23 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.33 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.07 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.15 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.85 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.89 #b7e415 Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481bea  rgb(72, 27, 234)  hsl(253, 83%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#bdea1b  rgb(189, 234, 27)  hsl(73, 83%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#ea481b  rgb(234, 72, 27)  hsl(13, 83%, 51%)  Flame
#1bea48  rgb(27, 234, 72)  hsl(133, 83%, 51%)  Malachite