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#481CD9

#481cd9 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 87.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 253.97°, with 77.14% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.98.

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Relative luminance0.0722

Complementary

  1. #481cd9
  2. #add91c

Split complementary

  1. #481cd9
  2. #d9a71c
  3. #4ed91c

Analogous

  1. #1c4ed9
  2. #481cd9
  3. #a71cd9

Triadic

  1. #481cd9
  2. #d9481c
  3. #1cd948

Tetradic

  1. #481cd9
  2. #d91cad
  3. #add91c
  4. #1cd948

Square

  1. #481cd9
  2. #d91c4e
  3. #add91c
  4. #1cd9a7

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0b51
  2. #321395
  3. #481cd9
  4. #7a58e9
  5. #b09cf2

Shades

#481cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481cd9
  2. #4119c3
  3. #3a16ae
  4. #321498
  5. #2b1182
  6. #240e6d
  7. #1d0b57
  8. #160841
  9. #0e062b
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#481cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481cd9
  2. #5a33dd
  3. #6d49e1
  4. #7f60e4
  5. #9177e8
  6. #a48eec
  7. #b6a4f0
  8. #c8bbf4
  9. #dad2f7
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481cd9
  2. #4e26d0
  3. #5330c7
  4. #593abe
  5. #5e44b5
  6. #644ead
  7. #6a58a4
  8. #6f629b
  9. #756c92
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004bab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481cd9 {
  color: #481cd9;
}
Background
.bg-481cd9 {
  background-color: #481cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #481cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 28 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 77% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481cd9, #a71cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 28 217 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.98 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.28 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.76 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.62 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.98 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.20 #b7e326 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481cd9  rgb(72, 28, 217)  hsl(254, 77%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#add91c  rgb(173, 217, 28)  hsl(74, 77%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#d9481c  rgb(217, 72, 28)  hsl(14, 77%, 48%)  Sinopia
#1cd948  rgb(28, 217, 72)  hsl(134, 77%, 48%)  Malachite