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#481CCC

#481ccc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481ccc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.71% cyan, 86.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 255°, with 75.86% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0657

Complementary

  1. #481ccc
  2. #a0cc1c

Split complementary

  1. #481ccc
  2. #cca01c
  3. #48cc1c

Analogous

  1. #1c48cc
  2. #481ccc
  3. #a01ccc

Triadic

  1. #481ccc
  2. #cc481c
  3. #1ccc48

Tetradic

  1. #481ccc
  2. #cc1ca0
  3. #a0cc1c
  4. #1ccc48

Square

  1. #481ccc
  2. #cc1c48
  3. #a0cc1c
  4. #1ccca0

Monochromatic

  1. #190a45
  2. #301389
  3. #481ccc
  4. #744ee7
  5. #a991f0

Shades

#481ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ccc
  2. #4119b8
  3. #3a16a3
  4. #32148f
  5. #2b117a
  6. #240e66
  7. #1d0b52
  8. #16083d
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ccc
  2. #5a33d1
  3. #6d49d6
  4. #7f60db
  5. #9177e0
  6. #a48ee6
  7. #b6a4eb
  8. #c8bbf0
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ccc
  2. #4e26c4
  3. #5330bd
  4. #593ab5
  5. #5e44ae
  6. #644ea6
  7. #6a589e
  8. #6f6297
  9. #756c8f
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483b90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1946a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ccc {
  color: #481ccc;
}
Background
.bg-481ccc {
  background-color: #481ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ccc {
  border: 2px solid #481ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 28 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 76% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ccc, #a01ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 28 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.50 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.64 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.67 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.97 #b7e333 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481ccc  rgb(72, 28, 204)  hsl(255, 76%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#a0cc1c  rgb(160, 204, 28)  hsl(75, 76%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cc481c  rgb(204, 72, 28)  hsl(15, 76%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ccc48  rgb(28, 204, 72)  hsl(135, 76%, 45%)  Lime Green