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#481CBB

#481cbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481cbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.5% cyan, 85.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 256.6°, with 73.95% saturation and 42.16% 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 9.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.94.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #481cbb
  2. #8fbb1c

Split complementary

  1. #481cbb
  2. #bb971c
  3. #40bb1c

Analogous

  1. #1c40bb
  2. #481cbb
  3. #971cbb

Triadic

  1. #481cbb
  2. #bb481c
  3. #1cbb48

Tetradic

  1. #481cbb
  2. #bb1c8f
  3. #8fbb1c
  4. #1cbb48

Square

  1. #481cbb
  2. #bb1c40
  3. #8fbb1c
  4. #1cbb97

Monochromatic

  1. #150836
  2. #2e1278
  3. #481cbb
  4. #6e41e3
  5. #a184ed

Shades

#481cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481cbb
  2. #4119a8
  3. #3a1696
  4. #321483
  5. #2b1170
  6. #240e5e
  7. #1d0b4b
  8. #160838
  9. #0e0625
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#481cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481cbb
  2. #5a33c2
  3. #6d49c9
  4. #7f60cf
  5. #9177d6
  6. #a48edd
  7. #b6a4e4
  8. #c8bbeb
  9. #dad2f1
  10. #ede8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481cbb
  2. #4e26b5
  3. #5330af
  4. #593aa9
  5. #5e44a3
  6. #644e9e
  7. #6a5898
  8. #6f6292
  9. #756c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463885 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bbe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034b9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #284194 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481cbb {
  color: #481cbb;
}
Background
.bg-481cbb {
  background-color: #481cbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481cbb {
  border: 2px solid #481cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 28 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 74% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481cbb, #971cbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 28 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.94 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.75 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.06 #b7e344 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481cbb  rgb(72, 28, 187)  hsl(257, 74%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#8fbb1c  rgb(143, 187, 28)  hsl(77, 74%, 42%)  Apple Green
#bb481c  rgb(187, 72, 28)  hsl(17, 74%, 42%)  Rust
#1cbb48  rgb(28, 187, 72)  hsl(137, 74%, 42%)  Lime Green