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#481EC8

#481ec8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481ec8 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 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64% cyan, 85% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 254.82°, with 73.91% saturation and 45.1% 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 9.15:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0648

Complementary

  1. #481ec8
  2. #9ec81e

Split complementary

  1. #481ec8
  2. #c89d1e
  3. #49c81e

Analogous

  1. #1e49c8
  2. #481ec8
  3. #9d1ec8

Triadic

  1. #481ec8
  2. #c8481e
  3. #1ec848

Tetradic

  1. #481ec8
  2. #c81e9e
  3. #9ec81e
  4. #1ec848

Square

  1. #481ec8
  2. #c81e49
  3. #9ec81e
  4. #1ec89d

Monochromatic

  1. #180a43
  2. #301485
  3. #481ec8
  4. #734ee4
  5. #a891ee

Shades

#481ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ec8
  2. #411bb4
  3. #3a18a0
  4. #32158c
  5. #2b1278
  6. #240f64
  7. #1d0c50
  8. #16093c
  9. #0e0628
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ec8
  2. #5a35ce
  3. #6d4bd3
  4. #7f62d9
  5. #9178de
  6. #a48fe4
  7. #b6a5e9
  8. #c8bcef
  9. #dad2f4
  10. #ede9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ec8
  2. #4e28c1
  3. #5332ba
  4. #593bb2
  5. #5e45ab
  6. #644fa4
  7. #6a599d
  8. #6f6396
  9. #756c8e
  10. #7a7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483b8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dcc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005677 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fcb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d469e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ec8 {
  color: #481ec8;
}
Background
.bg-481ec8 {
  background-color: #481ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #481ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 30 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 74% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ec8, #9d1ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 30 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.07 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.95 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.99 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.28 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.38 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.43 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.70 #b7e137 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481ec8  rgb(72, 30, 200)  hsl(255, 74%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9ec81e  rgb(158, 200, 30)  hsl(75, 74%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#c8481e  rgb(200, 72, 30)  hsl(15, 74%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1ec848  rgb(30, 200, 72)  hsl(135, 74%, 45%)  Lime Green