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#481FB7

#481fb7 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#481fb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.66% cyan, 83.06% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 256.18°, with 71.03% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.31.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0578

Complementary

  1. #481fb7
  2. #8eb71f

Split complementary

  1. #481fb7
  2. #b7941f
  3. #42b71f

Analogous

  1. #1f42b7
  2. #481fb7
  3. #941fb7

Triadic

  1. #481fb7
  2. #b7481f
  3. #1fb748

Tetradic

  1. #481fb7
  2. #b71f8e
  3. #8eb71f
  4. #1fb748

Square

  1. #481fb7
  2. #b71f42
  3. #8eb71f
  4. #1fb794

Monochromatic

  1. #150934
  2. #2e1476
  3. #481fb7
  4. #6d43df
  5. #a085ea

Shades

#481fb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #481fb7
  2. #411ca5
  3. #3a1992
  4. #321680
  5. #2b136e
  6. #24105c
  7. #1d0c49
  8. #160937
  9. #0e0625
  10. #070312
  11. #000000

Tints

#481fb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #481fb7
  2. #5a35be
  3. #6d4cc5
  4. #7f62cd
  5. #9179d4
  6. #a48fdb
  7. #b6a5e2
  8. #c8bce9
  9. #dad2f1
  10. #ede9f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#481fb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #481fb7
  2. #4e29b2
  3. #5332ac
  4. #593ca7
  5. #5e46a1
  6. #64509c
  7. #6a5996
  8. #6f6391
  9. #756d8b
  10. #7a7686
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #463882 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cb9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035b5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a4091 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-481fb7 {
  color: #481fb7;
}
Background
.bg-481fb7 {
  background-color: #481fb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-481fb7 {
  border: 2px solid #481fb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #481fb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 31 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 71% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-481fb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #481fb7, #941fb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-481fb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 31 183 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.31 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.20 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.50 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.71 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.92 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 8.05 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.11 #b7e048 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#481fb7  rgb(72, 31, 183)  hsl(256, 71%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#8eb71f  rgb(142, 183, 31)  hsl(76, 71%, 42%)  Apple Green
#b7481f  rgb(183, 72, 31)  hsl(16, 71%, 42%)  Rust
#1fb748  rgb(31, 183, 72)  hsl(136, 71%, 42%)  Kelly Green