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#490AC8

#490ac8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490ac8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 3.92% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.5% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 259.89°, with 90.48% saturation and 41.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.19.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.058

Complementary

  1. #490ac8
  2. #89c80a

Split complementary

  1. #490ac8
  2. #c8a80a
  3. #2ac80a

Analogous

  1. #0a2ac8
  2. #490ac8
  3. #a80ac8

Triadic

  1. #490ac8
  2. #c8490a
  3. #0ac849

Tetradic

  1. #490ac8
  2. #c80a89
  3. #89c80a
  4. #0ac849

Square

  1. #490ac8
  2. #c80a2a
  3. #89c80a
  4. #0ac8a8

Monochromatic

  1. #140336
  2. #2e067f
  3. #490ac8
  4. #6d2af4
  5. #9f73f8

Shades

#490ac8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490ac8
  2. #4209b4
  3. #3a08a0
  4. #33078c
  5. #2c0678
  6. #250564
  7. #1d0450
  8. #16033c
  9. #0f0228
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#490ac8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490ac8
  2. #5b23ce
  3. #6d3bd3
  4. #8054d9
  5. #926cde
  6. #a485e4
  7. #b69de9
  8. #c8b6ef
  9. #dbcef4
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490ac8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490ac8
  2. #4f16c1
  3. #5422ba
  4. #5a2db2
  5. #5f39ab
  6. #6545a4
  7. #6a519d
  8. #705d96
  9. #75688e
  10. #7b7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46358d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005175 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039cb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20409d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490ac8 {
  color: #490ac8;
}
Background
.bg-490ac8 {
  background-color: #490ac8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490ac8 {
  border: 2px solid #490ac8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490ac8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 10 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 90% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490ac8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490ac8, #a80ac8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490ac8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 10 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.13 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.34 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.97 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.04 #b6f537 Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490ac8  rgb(73, 10, 200)  hsl(260, 90%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#89c80a  rgb(137, 200, 10)  hsl(80, 90%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#c8490a  rgb(200, 73, 10)  hsl(20, 90%, 41%)  Sinopia
#0ac849  rgb(10, 200, 73)  hsl(140, 90%, 41%)  Lime Green