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#490AED

#490aed ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.2% cyan, 95.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 256.65°, with 91.9% saturation and 48.43% 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 8.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0775

Complementary

  1. #490aed
  2. #aeed0a

Split complementary

  1. #490aed
  2. #edba0a
  3. #3ded0a

Analogous

  1. #0a3ded
  2. #490aed
  3. #ba0aed

Triadic

  1. #490aed
  2. #ed490a
  3. #0aed49

Tetradic

  1. #490aed
  2. #ed0aae
  3. #aeed0a
  4. #0aed49

Square

  1. #490aed
  2. #ed0a3d
  3. #aeed0a
  4. #0aedba

Monochromatic

  1. #1c045a
  2. #3207a4
  3. #490aed
  4. #7c4cf7
  5. #b295fb

Shades

#490aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490aed
  2. #4209d5
  3. #3a08be
  4. #3307a6
  5. #2c068e
  6. #250577
  7. #1d045f
  8. #160347
  9. #0f022f
  10. #070118
  11. #000000

Tints

#490aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490aed
  2. #5b23ef
  3. #6d3bf1
  4. #8054f2
  5. #926cf4
  6. #a485f6
  7. #b69df8
  8. #c8b6fa
  9. #dbcefb
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490aed
  2. #4f16e2
  3. #5422d7
  4. #5a2dcc
  5. #5f39c1
  6. #6545b7
  7. #6a51ac
  8. #705da1
  9. #756896
  10. #7b748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c3ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004dbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490aed {
  color: #490aed;
}
Background
.bg-490aed {
  background-color: #490aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490aed {
  border: 2px solid #490aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 10 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 92% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490aed, #ba0aed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 10 237 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.84 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.92 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.08 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.76 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.36 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.48 #b6f512 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490aed  rgb(73, 10, 237)  hsl(257, 92%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#aeed0a  rgb(174, 237, 10)  hsl(77, 92%, 48%)  Spring Bud
#ed490a  rgb(237, 73, 10)  hsl(17, 92%, 48%)  Tangelo
#0aed49  rgb(10, 237, 73)  hsl(137, 92%, 48%)  Malachite