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#481DD5

#481dd5 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481dd5 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 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.2% cyan, 86.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 254.02°, with 76.03% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.71:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.44.

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Relative luminance0.0706

Complementary

  1. #481dd5
  2. #aad51d

Split complementary

  1. #481dd5
  2. #d5a41d
  3. #4ed51d

Analogous

  1. #1d4ed5
  2. #481dd5
  3. #a41dd5

Triadic

  1. #481dd5
  2. #d5481d
  3. #1dd548

Tetradic

  1. #481dd5
  2. #d51daa
  3. #aad51d
  4. #1dd548

Square

  1. #481dd5
  2. #d51d4e
  3. #aad51d
  4. #1dd5a4

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0b4e
  2. #311492
  3. #481dd5
  4. #7856e8
  5. #ae9af1

Shades

#481dd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481dd5
  2. #411ac0
  3. #3a17aa
  4. #321495
  5. #2b1180
  6. #240f6b
  7. #1d0c55
  8. #160940
  9. #0e062b
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481dd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481dd5
  2. #5a34d9
  3. #6d4add
  4. #7f61e2
  5. #9177e6
  6. #a48eea
  7. #b6a5ee
  8. #c8bbf2
  9. #dad2f7
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481dd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481dd5
  2. #4e27cd
  3. #5331c4
  4. #593bbc
  5. #5e45b3
  6. #644fab
  7. #6a58a2
  8. #6f629a
  9. #756c91
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.71:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3d97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #094aa8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481dd5 {
  color: #481dd5;
}
Background
.bg-481dd5 {
  background-color: #481dd5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481dd5 {
  border: 2px solid #481dd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481dd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 29 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 76% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481dd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481dd5, #a41dd5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481dd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 29 213 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.44 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.73 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.57 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.00 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.77 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.00 #b7e22a Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481dd5  rgb(72, 29, 213)  hsl(254, 76%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#aad51d  rgb(170, 213, 29)  hsl(74, 76%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d5481d  rgb(213, 72, 29)  hsl(14, 76%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1dd548  rgb(29, 213, 72)  hsl(134, 76%, 47%)  Malachite