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#490BB1

#490bb1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490bb1 is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 4.31% green and 69.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.76% cyan, 93.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.59% black. Its hue angle is 262.41°, with 88.3% saturation and 36.86% 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 10.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.99.

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Web safe#330099
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Relative luminance0.0483

Complementary

  1. #490bb1
  2. #73b10b

Split complementary

  1. #490bb1
  2. #b19c0b
  3. #20b10b

Analogous

  1. #0b20b1
  2. #490bb1
  3. #9c0bb1

Triadic

  1. #490bb1
  2. #b1490b
  3. #0bb149

Tetradic

  1. #490bb1
  2. #b10b73
  3. #73b10b
  4. #0bb149

Square

  1. #490bb1
  2. #b10b20
  3. #73b10b
  4. #0bb19c

Monochromatic

  1. #0e0221
  2. #2b0769
  3. #490bb1
  4. #6918f1
  5. #9860f5

Shades

#490bb1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490bb1
  2. #420a9f
  3. #3a098e
  4. #33087c
  5. #2c076a
  6. #250659
  7. #1d0447
  8. #160335
  9. #0f0223
  10. #070112
  11. #000000

Tints

#490bb1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490bb1
  2. #5b23b9
  3. #6d3cc1
  4. #8054c8
  5. #926dd0
  6. #a485d8
  7. #b69de0
  8. #c8b6e8
  9. #dbceef
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490bb1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490bb1
  2. #4f17ac
  3. #5422a7
  4. #5a2ea2
  5. #5f3a9d
  6. #654699
  7. #6a5194
  8. #705d8f
  9. #75698a
  10. #7b7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3e3e3e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #43317d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0042b5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f4767 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033b3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002daf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30388b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490bb1 {
  color: #490bb1;
}
Background
.bg-490bb1 {
  background-color: #490bb1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490bb1 {
  border: 2px solid #490bb1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490bb1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 11 177;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 88% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490bb1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490bb1, #9c0bb1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490bb1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 11 177 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.99 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.67 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.04 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 8.28 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.45 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.55 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.55 #b6f44e Inverted #3e3e3e Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490bb1  rgb(73, 11, 177)  hsl(262, 88%, 37%)  Medium Blue
#73b10b  rgb(115, 177, 11)  hsl(82, 88%, 37%)  Apple Green
#b1490b  rgb(177, 73, 11)  hsl(22, 88%, 37%)  Rust
#0bb149  rgb(11, 177, 73)  hsl(142, 88%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green