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#481ED3

#481ed3 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481ed3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.88% cyan, 85.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 253.92°, with 75.1% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.68.

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Relative luminance0.0701

Complementary

  1. #481ed3
  2. #a9d31e

Split complementary

  1. #481ed3
  2. #d3a21e
  3. #4fd31e

Analogous

  1. #1e4fd3
  2. #481ed3
  3. #a21ed3

Triadic

  1. #481ed3
  2. #d3481e
  3. #1ed348

Tetradic

  1. #481ed3
  2. #d31ea9
  3. #a9d31e
  4. #1ed348

Square

  1. #481ed3
  2. #d31e4f
  3. #a9d31e
  4. #1ed3a2

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0b4d
  2. #311490
  3. #481ed3
  4. #7856e7
  5. #ae99f1

Shades

#481ed3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481ed3
  2. #411bbe
  3. #3a18a9
  4. #321594
  5. #2b127f
  6. #240f6a
  7. #1d0c54
  8. #16093f
  9. #0e062a
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#481ed3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481ed3
  2. #5a35d7
  3. #6d4bdc
  4. #7f62e0
  5. #9178e5
  6. #a48fe9
  7. #b6a5ed
  8. #c8bcf2
  9. #dad2f6
  10. #ede9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481ed3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481ed3
  2. #4e28cb
  3. #5332c2
  4. #593bba
  5. #5e45b2
  6. #644faa
  7. #6a59a1
  8. #6f6399
  9. #756c91
  10. #7a7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3d95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a7e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0e49a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481ed3 {
  color: #481ed3;
}
Background
.bg-481ed3 {
  background-color: #481ed3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481ed3 {
  border: 2px solid #481ed3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481ed3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 30 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 75% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481ed3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481ed3, #a21ed3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481ed3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 30 211 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.68 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.94 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.53 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.18 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.63 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.85 #b7e12c Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#481ed3  rgb(72, 30, 211)  hsl(254, 75%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#a9d31e  rgb(169, 211, 30)  hsl(74, 75%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d3481e  rgb(211, 72, 30)  hsl(14, 75%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1ed348  rgb(30, 211, 72)  hsl(134, 75%, 47%)  Malachite