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#481DCF

#481dcf ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481dcf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 11.37% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.22% cyan, 85.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 254.49°, with 75.42% saturation and 46.27% 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 8.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 5.15.

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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #481dcf
  2. #a4cf1d

Split complementary

  1. #481dcf
  2. #cfa11d
  3. #4bcf1d

Analogous

  1. #1d4bcf
  2. #481dcf
  3. #a11dcf

Triadic

  1. #481dcf
  2. #cf481d
  3. #1dcf48

Tetradic

  1. #481dcf
  2. #cf1da4
  3. #a4cf1d
  4. #1dcf48

Square

  1. #481dcf
  2. #cf1d4b
  3. #a4cf1d
  4. #1dcfa1

Monochromatic

  1. #190a49
  2. #31148c
  3. #481dcf
  4. #7652e7
  5. #ab95f0

Shades

#481dcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481dcf
  2. #411aba
  3. #3a17a6
  4. #321491
  5. #2b117c
  6. #240f68
  7. #1d0c53
  8. #16093e
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481dcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481dcf
  2. #5a34d4
  3. #6d4ad9
  4. #7f61dd
  5. #9177e2
  6. #a48ee7
  7. #b6a5ec
  8. #c8bbf1
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481dcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481dcf
  2. #4e27c7
  3. #5331bf
  4. #593bb7
  5. #5e45af
  6. #644fa8
  7. #6a58a0
  8. #6f6298
  9. #756c90
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1448a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481dcf {
  color: #481dcf;
}
Background
.bg-481dcf {
  background-color: #481dcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481dcf {
  border: 2px solid #481dcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481dcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 29 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481dcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481dcf, #a11dcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481dcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 29 207 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.15 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.21 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.62 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.89 #b7e230 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481dcf  rgb(72, 29, 207)  hsl(254, 75%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#a4cf1d  rgb(164, 207, 29)  hsl(74, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#cf481d  rgb(207, 72, 29)  hsl(14, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1dcf48  rgb(29, 207, 72)  hsl(134, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green