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#481CB1

#481cb1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481cb1 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 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.32% cyan, 84.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 257.72°, with 72.68% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.41.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0538

Complementary

  1. #481cb1
  2. #85b11c

Split complementary

  1. #481cb1
  2. #b1931c
  3. #3bb11c

Analogous

  1. #1c3bb1
  2. #481cb1
  3. #931cb1

Triadic

  1. #481cb1
  2. #b1481c
  3. #1cb148

Tetradic

  1. #481cb1
  2. #b11c85
  3. #85b11c
  4. #1cb148

Square

  1. #481cb1
  2. #b11c3b
  3. #85b11c
  4. #1cb193

Monochromatic

  1. #12072d
  2. #2d126f
  3. #481cb1
  4. #6b3ae0
  5. #9c7cea

Shades

#481cb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481cb1
  2. #41199f
  3. #3a168e
  4. #32147c
  5. #2b116a
  6. #240e59
  7. #1d0b47
  8. #160835
  9. #0e0623
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#481cb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481cb1
  2. #5a33b9
  3. #6d49c1
  4. #7f60c8
  5. #9177d0
  6. #a48ed8
  7. #b6a4e0
  8. #c8bbe8
  9. #dad2ef
  10. #ede8f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481cb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481cb1
  2. #4e26ac
  3. #5330a7
  4. #593aa2
  5. #5e449d
  6. #644e99
  7. #6a5894
  8. #6f628f
  9. #756c8a
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44367e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #064b69 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0033af ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2e3d8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481cb1 {
  color: #481cb1;
}
Background
.bg-481cb1 {
  background-color: #481cb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481cb1 {
  border: 2px solid #481cb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481cb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 28 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 73% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481cb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481cb1, #931cb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481cb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 28 177 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.41 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.79 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.80 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.88 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.92 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.09 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 8.30 #b7e34e Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481cb1  rgb(72, 28, 177)  hsl(258, 73%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#85b11c  rgb(133, 177, 28)  hsl(78, 73%, 40%)  Apple Green
#b1481c  rgb(177, 72, 28)  hsl(18, 73%, 40%)  Rust
#1cb148  rgb(28, 177, 72)  hsl(138, 73%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green