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#481DA9

#481da9 ≈ Zaffre

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481da9 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 11.37% green and 66.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.4% cyan, 82.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 258.43°, with 70.71% saturation and 38.82% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Zaffre (#0014a8), ΔE 5.68.

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Relative luminance0.0512

Complementary

  1. #481da9
  2. #7ea91d

Split complementary

  1. #481da9
  2. #a98e1d
  3. #38a91d

Analogous

  1. #1d38a9
  2. #481da9
  3. #8e1da9

Triadic

  1. #481da9
  2. #a9481d
  3. #1da948

Tetradic

  1. #481da9
  2. #a91d7e
  3. #7ea91d
  4. #1da948

Square

  1. #481da9
  2. #a91d38
  3. #7ea91d
  4. #1da98e

Monochromatic

  1. #100726
  2. #2c1268
  3. #481da9
  4. #6936dd
  5. #9a77e8

Shades

#481da9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481da9
  2. #411a98
  3. #3a1787
  4. #321476
  5. #2b1165
  6. #240f55
  7. #1d0c44
  8. #160933
  9. #0e0622
  10. #070311
  11. #000000

Tints

#481da9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481da9
  2. #5a34b2
  3. #6d4aba
  4. #7f61c3
  5. #9177cb
  6. #a48ed4
  7. #b6a5dd
  8. #c8bbe5
  9. #dad2ee
  10. #ede8f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481da9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481da9
  2. #4e27a5
  3. #5331a1
  4. #593b9d
  5. #5e4599
  6. #644f95
  7. #6a5890
  8. #6f628c
  9. #756c88
  10. #7a7684
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #433578 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0043ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ca7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #194865 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037ab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032a8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #323b85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481da9 {
  color: #481da9;
}
Background
.bg-481da9 {
  background-color: #481da9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481da9 {
  border: 2px solid #481da9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481da9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 29 169;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 71% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481da9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481da9, #8e1da9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481da9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 29 169 / 0.35);
}

#0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.68 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.09 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.01 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.38 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.48 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.63 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.95 #b7e256 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Zaffre
#481da9  rgb(72, 29, 169)  hsl(258, 71%, 39%)  Zaffre
#7ea91d  rgb(126, 169, 29)  hsl(78, 71%, 39%)  Apple Green
#a9481d  rgb(169, 72, 29)  hsl(18, 71%, 39%)  Rust
#1da948  rgb(29, 169, 72)  hsl(138, 71%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green