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#490BB7

#490bb7 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490bb7 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 71.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.11% cyan, 93.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 28.24% black. Its hue angle is 261.63°, with 88.66% saturation and 38.04% 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 10.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.59.

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Relative luminance0.0507

Complementary

  1. #490bb7
  2. #79b70b

Split complementary

  1. #490bb7
  2. #b79f0b
  3. #23b70b

Analogous

  1. #0b23b7
  2. #490bb7
  3. #9f0bb7

Triadic

  1. #490bb7
  2. #b7490b
  3. #0bb749

Tetradic

  1. #490bb7
  2. #b70b79
  3. #79b70b
  4. #0bb749

Square

  1. #490bb7
  2. #b70b23
  3. #79b70b
  4. #0bb79f

Monochromatic

  1. #0f0227
  2. #2c076f
  3. #490bb7
  4. #6a1df1
  5. #9965f6

Shades

#490bb7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490bb7
  2. #420aa5
  3. #3a0992
  4. #330880
  5. #2c076e
  6. #25065c
  7. #1d0449
  8. #160337
  9. #0f0225
  10. #070112
  11. #000000

Tints

#490bb7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490bb7
  2. #5b23be
  3. #6d3cc5
  4. #8054cd
  5. #926dd4
  6. #a485db
  7. #b69de2
  8. #c8b6e9
  9. #dbcef1
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490bb7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490bb7
  2. #4f17b2
  3. #5422ac
  4. #5a2ea7
  5. #5f3aa1
  6. #65469c
  7. #6a5196
  8. #705d91
  9. #75698b
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #404040 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443281 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0044bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003bb4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004a6b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0035b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002eb5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2d3a90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490bb7 {
  color: #490bb7;
}
Background
.bg-490bb7 {
  background-color: #490bb7;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490bb7 {
  border: 2px solid #490bb7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490bb7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 11 183;
  --color-primary-hsl: 262 89% 38%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490bb7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490bb7, #9f0bb7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490bb7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 11 183 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.59 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.88 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.82 #0000ff Blue ΔE 8.17 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 8.49 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.73 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 9.01 #b6f448 Inverted #404040 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490bb7  rgb(73, 11, 183)  hsl(262, 89%, 38%)  Medium Blue
#79b70b  rgb(121, 183, 11)  hsl(82, 89%, 38%)  Apple Green
#b7490b  rgb(183, 73, 11)  hsl(22, 89%, 38%)  Mahogany
#0bb749  rgb(11, 183, 73)  hsl(142, 89%, 38%)  Medium Sea Green