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#481CD8

#481cd8 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481cd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 87.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 254.04°, with 77.05% saturation and 47.84% 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 8.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.1.

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Relative luminance0.0717

Complementary

  1. #481cd8
  2. #acd81c

Split complementary

  1. #481cd8
  2. #d8a61c
  3. #4ed81c

Analogous

  1. #1c4ed8
  2. #481cd8
  3. #a61cd8

Triadic

  1. #481cd8
  2. #d8481c
  3. #1cd848

Tetradic

  1. #481cd8
  2. #d81cac
  3. #acd81c
  4. #1cd848

Square

  1. #481cd8
  2. #d81c4e
  3. #acd81c
  4. #1cd8a6

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a51
  2. #311394
  3. #481cd8
  4. #7957e9
  5. #af9bf2

Shades

#481cd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481cd8
  2. #4119c2
  3. #3a16ad
  4. #321497
  5. #2b1182
  6. #240e6c
  7. #1d0b56
  8. #160841
  9. #0e062b
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#481cd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481cd8
  2. #5a33dc
  3. #6d49e0
  4. #7f60e4
  5. #9177e8
  6. #a48eec
  7. #b6a4ef
  8. #c8bbf3
  9. #dad2f7
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481cd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481cd8
  2. #4e26cf
  3. #5330c6
  4. #593abe
  5. #5e44b5
  6. #644eac
  7. #6a58a3
  8. #6f629a
  9. #756c92
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3e99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #024aab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481cd8 {
  color: #481cd8;
}
Background
.bg-481cd8 {
  background-color: #481cd8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481cd8 {
  border: 2px solid #481cd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481cd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 28 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481cd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481cd8, #a61cd8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481cd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 28 216 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.10 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.36 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.41 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.72 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.95 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.17 #b7e327 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481cd8  rgb(72, 28, 216)  hsl(254, 77%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#acd81c  rgb(172, 216, 28)  hsl(74, 77%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#d8481c  rgb(216, 72, 28)  hsl(14, 77%, 48%)  Sinopia
#1cd848  rgb(28, 216, 72)  hsl(134, 77%, 48%)  Malachite