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#481ECE

#481ece ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481ece 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.05% cyan, 85.44% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 254.32°, with 74.58% 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 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.0676

Complementary

  1. #481ece
  2. #a4ce1e

Split complementary

  1. #481ece
  2. #cea01e
  3. #4cce1e

Analogous

  1. #1e4cce
  2. #481ece
  3. #a01ece

Triadic

  1. #481ece
  2. #ce481e
  3. #1ece48

Tetradic

  1. #481ece
  2. #ce1ea4
  3. #a4ce1e
  4. #1ece48

Square

  1. #481ece
  2. #ce1e4c
  3. #a4ce1e
  4. #1ecea0

Monochromatic

  1. #190b48
  2. #31148b
  3. #481ece
  4. #7653e6
  5. #ab95f0

Shades

#481ece mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ece
  2. #411bb9
  3. #3a18a5
  4. #321590
  5. #2b127c
  6. #240f67
  7. #1d0c52
  8. #16093e
  9. #0e0629
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ece mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ece
  2. #5a35d3
  3. #6d4bd8
  4. #7f62dd
  5. #9178e2
  6. #a48fe7
  7. #b6a5eb
  8. #c8bcf0
  9. #dad2f5
  10. #ede9fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ece mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ece
  2. #4e28c6
  3. #5332be
  4. #593bb7
  5. #5e45af
  6. #644fa7
  7. #6a599f
  8. #6f6397
  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 #493c92 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004fd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00587b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1648a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ece {
  color: #481ece;
}
Background
.bg-481ece {
  background-color: #481ece;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ece {
  border: 2px solid #481ece;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ece;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 30 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ece {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ece, #a01ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ece {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 30 206 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.26 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.32 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.70 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.76 #b7e131 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481ece  rgb(72, 30, 206)  hsl(254, 75%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#a4ce1e  rgb(164, 206, 30)  hsl(74, 75%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#ce481e  rgb(206, 72, 30)  hsl(14, 75%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1ece48  rgb(30, 206, 72)  hsl(134, 75%, 46%)  Lime Green