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#481FAE

#481fae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481fae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 12.16% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.62% cyan, 82.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 257.2°, with 69.76% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.82.

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Relative luminance0.0541

Complementary

  1. #481fae
  2. #85ae1f

Split complementary

  1. #481fae
  2. #ae901f
  3. #3eae1f

Analogous

  1. #1f3eae
  2. #481fae
  3. #901fae

Triadic

  1. #481fae
  2. #ae481f
  3. #1fae48

Tetradic

  1. #481fae
  2. #ae1f85
  3. #85ae1f
  4. #1fae48

Square

  1. #481fae
  2. #ae1f3e
  3. #85ae1f
  4. #1fae90

Monochromatic

  1. #12082c
  2. #2d136d
  3. #481fae
  4. #6b3ddc
  5. #9c7ee8

Shades

#481fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481fae
  2. #411c9d
  3. #3a198b
  4. #32167a
  5. #2b1368
  6. #241057
  7. #1d0c46
  8. #160934
  9. #0e0623
  10. #070311
  11. #000000

Tints

#481fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481fae
  2. #5a35b6
  3. #6d4cbe
  4. #7f62c6
  5. #9179ce
  6. #a48fd7
  7. #b6a5df
  8. #c8bce7
  9. #dad2ef
  10. #ede9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481fae
  2. #4e29a9
  3. #5332a5
  4. #593ca0
  5. #5e469c
  6. #645097
  7. #6a5992
  8. #6f638e
  9. #756d89
  10. #7a7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #44377c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f4b68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2f3e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481fae {
  color: #481fae;
}
Background
.bg-481fae {
  background-color: #481fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481fae {
  border: 2px solid #481fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 31 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481fae, #901fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 31 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.82 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.85 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.56 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.56 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.78 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.86 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.96 #b7e051 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481fae  rgb(72, 31, 174)  hsl(257, 70%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#85ae1f  rgb(133, 174, 31)  hsl(77, 70%, 40%)  Apple Green
#ae481f  rgb(174, 72, 31)  hsl(17, 70%, 40%)  Rust
#1fae48  rgb(31, 174, 72)  hsl(137, 70%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green