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#481DDE

#481dde ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#481dde is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 11.37% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.57% cyan, 86.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 253.37°, with 76.89% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.0753

Complementary

  1. #481dde
  2. #b3de1d

Split complementary

  1. #481dde
  2. #dea91d
  3. #53de1d

Analogous

  1. #1d53de
  2. #481dde
  3. #a91dde

Triadic

  1. #481dde
  2. #de481d
  3. #1dde48

Tetradic

  1. #481dde
  2. #de1db3
  3. #b3de1d
  4. #1dde48

Square

  1. #481dde
  2. #de1d53
  3. #b3de1d
  4. #1ddea9

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0b57
  2. #32149a
  3. #481dde
  4. #7d5eea
  5. #b3a1f3

Shades

#481dde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481dde
  2. #411ac8
  3. #3a17b2
  4. #32149b
  5. #2b1185
  6. #240f6f
  7. #1d0c59
  8. #160943
  9. #0e062c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#481dde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481dde
  2. #5a34e1
  3. #6d4ae5
  4. #7f61e8
  5. #9177eb
  6. #a48eef
  7. #b6a5f2
  8. #c8bbf5
  9. #dad2f8
  10. #ede8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481dde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481dde
  2. #4e27d5
  3. #5331cb
  4. #593bc2
  5. #5e45b8
  6. #644faf
  7. #6a58a6
  8. #6f629c
  9. #756c93
  10. #7a7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3f9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005f84 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004daf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481dde {
  color: #481dde;
}
Background
.bg-481dde {
  background-color: #481dde;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481dde {
  border: 2px solid #481dde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481dde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 29 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481dde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481dde, #a91dde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481dde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 29 222 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.66 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.94 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.11 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.22 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.12 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.25 #b7e221 Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481dde  rgb(72, 29, 222)  hsl(253, 77%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#b3de1d  rgb(179, 222, 29)  hsl(73, 77%, 49%)  June Bud
#de481d  rgb(222, 72, 29)  hsl(13, 77%, 49%)  Flame
#1dde48  rgb(29, 222, 72)  hsl(133, 77%, 49%)  Malachite