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#481CB0

#481cb0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481cb0 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 10.98% green and 69.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.09% cyan, 84.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.98% black. Its hue angle is 257.84°, with 72.55% saturation and 40% 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 10.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.48.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0534

Complementary

  1. #481cb0
  2. #84b01c

Split complementary

  1. #481cb0
  2. #b0921c
  3. #3ab01c

Analogous

  1. #1c3ab0
  2. #481cb0
  3. #921cb0

Triadic

  1. #481cb0
  2. #b0481c
  3. #1cb048

Tetradic

  1. #481cb0
  2. #b01c84
  3. #84b01c
  4. #1cb048

Square

  1. #481cb0
  2. #b01c3a
  3. #84b01c
  4. #1cb092

Monochromatic

  1. #12072c
  2. #2d116e
  3. #481cb0
  4. #6b39e0
  5. #9c7bea

Shades

#481cb0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481cb0
  2. #41199e
  3. #3a168d
  4. #32147b
  5. #2b116a
  6. #240e58
  7. #1d0b46
  8. #160835
  9. #0e0623
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#481cb0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481cb0
  2. #5a33b8
  3. #6d49c0
  4. #7f60c8
  5. #9177d0
  6. #a48ed8
  7. #b6a4df
  8. #c8bbe7
  9. #dad2ef
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481cb0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481cb0
  2. #4e26ab
  3. #5330a6
  4. #593aa2
  5. #5e449d
  6. #644e98
  7. #6a5893
  8. #6f628e
  9. #756c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44367d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #094b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033ae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e3d8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481cb0 {
  color: #481cb0;
}
Background
.bg-481cb0 {
  background-color: #481cb0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481cb0 {
  border: 2px solid #481cb0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481cb0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 28 176;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481cb0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481cb0, #921cb0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481cb0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 28 176 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.48 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.76 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.75 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.76 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.87 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.13 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.26 #b7e34f Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481cb0  rgb(72, 28, 176)  hsl(258, 73%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#84b01c  rgb(132, 176, 28)  hsl(78, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b0481c  rgb(176, 72, 28)  hsl(18, 73%, 40%)  Rust
#1cb048  rgb(28, 176, 72)  hsl(138, 73%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green