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#490ACC

#490acc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490acc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 3.92% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.22% cyan, 95.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 259.48°, with 90.65% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.28.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0599

Complementary

  1. #490acc
  2. #8dcc0a

Split complementary

  1. #490acc
  2. #ccaa0a
  3. #2ccc0a

Analogous

  1. #0a2ccc
  2. #490acc
  3. #aa0acc

Triadic

  1. #490acc
  2. #cc490a
  3. #0acc49

Tetradic

  1. #490acc
  2. #cc0a8d
  3. #8dcc0a
  4. #0acc49

Square

  1. #490acc
  2. #cc0a2c
  3. #8dcc0a
  4. #0accaa

Monochromatic

  1. #15033a
  2. #2f0683
  3. #490acc
  4. #6e2ef5
  5. #a177f8

Shades

#490acc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490acc
  2. #4209b8
  3. #3a08a3
  4. #33078f
  5. #2c067a
  6. #250566
  7. #1d0452
  8. #16033d
  9. #0f0229
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#490acc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490acc
  2. #5b23d1
  3. #6d3bd6
  4. #8054db
  5. #926ce0
  6. #a485e6
  7. #b69deb
  8. #c8b6f0
  9. #dbcef5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490acc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490acc
  2. #4f16c4
  3. #5422bd
  4. #5a2db5
  5. #5f39ae
  6. #6545a6
  7. #6a519e
  8. #705d97
  9. #75688f
  10. #7b7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473690 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005377 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c41a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490acc {
  color: #490acc;
}
Background
.bg-490acc {
  background-color: #490acc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490acc {
  border: 2px solid #490acc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490acc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 10 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 91% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490acc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490acc, #aa0acc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490acc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 10 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.28 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.67 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.54 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.30 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.41 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.01 #b6f533 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490acc  rgb(73, 10, 204)  hsl(259, 91%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#8dcc0a  rgb(141, 204, 10)  hsl(79, 91%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cc490a  rgb(204, 73, 10)  hsl(19, 91%, 42%)  Sinopia
#0acc49  rgb(10, 204, 73)  hsl(139, 91%, 42%)  Lime Green