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#490BBD

#490bbd ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490bbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.38% cyan, 94.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 260.9°, with 89% saturation and 39.22% 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 10.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.32.

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Relative luminance0.0533

Complementary

  1. #490bbd
  2. #7fbd0b

Split complementary

  1. #490bbd
  2. #bda20b
  3. #26bd0b

Analogous

  1. #0b26bd
  2. #490bbd
  3. #a20bbd

Triadic

  1. #490bbd
  2. #bd490b
  3. #0bbd49

Tetradic

  1. #490bbd
  2. #bd0b7f
  3. #7fbd0b
  4. #0bbd49

Square

  1. #490bbd
  2. #bd0b26
  3. #7fbd0b
  4. #0bbda2

Monochromatic

  1. #11032c
  2. #2d0775
  3. #490bbd
  4. #6b22f2
  5. #9b6bf6

Shades

#490bbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490bbd
  2. #420aaa
  3. #3a0997
  4. #330884
  5. #2c0771
  6. #25065f
  7. #1d044c
  8. #160339
  9. #0f0226
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#490bbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490bbd
  2. #5b23c4
  3. #6d3cca
  4. #8054d1
  5. #926dd7
  6. #a485de
  7. #b69de5
  8. #c8b6eb
  9. #dbcef2
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490bbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490bbd
  2. #4f17b7
  3. #5422b1
  4. #5a2eab
  5. #5f3aa5
  6. #65469f
  7. #6a5198
  8. #705d92
  9. #75698c
  10. #7b7486
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443385 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #293c94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490bbd {
  color: #490bbd;
}
Background
.bg-490bbd {
  background-color: #490bbd;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490bbd {
  border: 2px solid #490bbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490bbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 11 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 89% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490bbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490bbd, #a20bbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490bbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 11 189 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.32 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.19 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.43 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.72 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.35 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.58 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 9.07 #b6f442 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490bbd  rgb(73, 11, 189)  hsl(261, 89%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#7fbd0b  rgb(127, 189, 11)  hsl(81, 89%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bd490b  rgb(189, 73, 11)  hsl(21, 89%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0bbd49  rgb(11, 189, 73)  hsl(141, 89%, 39%)  Lime Green