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#481EBE

#481ebe ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481ebe is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 11.76% green and 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.11% cyan, 84.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 255.75°, with 72.73% saturation and 43.14% 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 9.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.03.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0602

Complementary

  1. #481ebe
  2. #94be1e

Split complementary

  1. #481ebe
  2. #be981e
  3. #44be1e

Analogous

  1. #1e44be
  2. #481ebe
  3. #981ebe

Triadic

  1. #481ebe
  2. #be481e
  3. #1ebe48

Tetradic

  1. #481ebe
  2. #be1e94
  3. #94be1e
  4. #1ebe48

Square

  1. #481ebe
  2. #be1e44
  3. #94be1e
  4. #1ebe98

Monochromatic

  1. #16093a
  2. #2f147c
  3. #481ebe
  4. #6f47e2
  5. #a389ec

Shades

#481ebe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ebe
  2. #411bab
  3. #3a1898
  4. #321585
  5. #2b1272
  6. #240f5f
  7. #1d0c4c
  8. #160939
  9. #0e0626
  10. #070313
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ebe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ebe
  2. #5a35c5
  3. #6d4bcb
  4. #7f62d2
  5. #9178d8
  6. #a48fdf
  7. #b6a5e5
  8. #c8bcec
  9. #dad2f2
  10. #ede9f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ebe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ebe
  2. #4e28b8
  3. #5332b2
  4. #593bab
  5. #5e45a5
  6. #644f9f
  7. #6a5999
  8. #6f6393
  9. #756c8c
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463987 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ac2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005171 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003dc1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #254296 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ebe {
  color: #481ebe;
}
Background
.bg-481ebe {
  background-color: #481ebe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ebe {
  border: 2px solid #481ebe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ebe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 30 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 73% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ebe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ebe, #981ebe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ebe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 30 190 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.58 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.08 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.23 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.47 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.53 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.73 #b7e141 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481ebe  rgb(72, 30, 190)  hsl(256, 73%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#94be1e  rgb(148, 190, 30)  hsl(76, 73%, 43%)  Apple Green
#be481e  rgb(190, 72, 30)  hsl(16, 73%, 43%)  Rust
#1ebe48  rgb(30, 190, 72)  hsl(136, 73%, 43%)  Lime Green