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#490AEF

#490aef ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490aef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.46% cyan, 95.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 256.51°, with 91.97% saturation and 48.82% 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.62.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #490aef
  2. #b0ef0a

Split complementary

  1. #490aef
  2. #efbc0a
  3. #3def0a

Analogous

  1. #0a3def
  2. #490aef
  3. #bc0aef

Triadic

  1. #490aef
  2. #ef490a
  3. #0aef49

Tetradic

  1. #490aef
  2. #ef0ab0
  3. #b0ef0a
  4. #0aef49

Square

  1. #490aef
  2. #ef0a3d
  3. #b0ef0a
  4. #0aefbc

Monochromatic

  1. #1c045c
  2. #3307a6
  3. #490aef
  4. #7d4ef8
  5. #b397fb

Shades

#490aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490aef
  2. #4209d7
  3. #3a08bf
  4. #3307a7
  5. #2c068f
  6. #250578
  7. #1d0460
  8. #160348
  9. #0f0230
  10. #070118
  11. #000000

Tints

#490aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490aef
  2. #5b23f1
  3. #6d3bf2
  4. #8054f4
  5. #926cf5
  6. #a485f7
  7. #b69df9
  8. #c8b6fa
  9. #dbcefc
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490aef
  2. #4f16e4
  3. #5422d9
  4. #5a2dce
  5. #5f39c3
  6. #6545b8
  7. #6a51ac
  8. #705da1
  9. #756896
  10. #7b748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3ea8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490aef {
  color: #490aef;
}
Background
.bg-490aef {
  background-color: #490aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490aef {
  border: 2px solid #490aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 10 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 92% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490aef, #bc0aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 10 239 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.62 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.45 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.87 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.97 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.21 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.40 #b6f510 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490aef  rgb(73, 10, 239)  hsl(257, 92%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#b0ef0a  rgb(176, 239, 10)  hsl(77, 92%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ef490a  rgb(239, 73, 10)  hsl(17, 92%, 49%)  Tangelo
#0aef49  rgb(10, 239, 73)  hsl(137, 92%, 49%)  Malachite