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#490BCF

#490bcf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490bcf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 4.31% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.73% cyan, 94.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 258.98°, with 89.91% saturation and 42.75% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #490bcf
  2. #91cf0b

Split complementary

  1. #490bcf
  2. #cfab0b
  3. #2fcf0b

Analogous

  1. #0b2fcf
  2. #490bcf
  3. #ab0bcf

Triadic

  1. #490bcf
  2. #cf490b
  3. #0bcf49

Tetradic

  1. #490bcf
  2. #cf0b91
  3. #91cf0b
  4. #0bcf49

Square

  1. #490bcf
  2. #cf0b2f
  3. #91cf0b
  4. #0bcfab

Monochromatic

  1. #16033e
  2. #2f0786
  3. #490bcf
  4. #7032f4
  5. #a37bf8

Shades

#490bcf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490bcf
  2. #420aba
  3. #3a09a6
  4. #330891
  5. #2c077c
  6. #250668
  7. #1d0453
  8. #16033e
  9. #0f0229
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#490bcf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490bcf
  2. #5b23d4
  3. #6d3cd9
  4. #8054dd
  5. #926de2
  6. #a485e7
  7. #b69dec
  8. #c8b6f1
  9. #dbcef5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490bcf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490bcf
  2. #4f17c7
  3. #5422bf
  4. #5a2eb7
  5. #5f3aaf
  6. #6546a8
  7. #6a51a0
  8. #705d98
  9. #756990
  10. #7b7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473792 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005579 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1943a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490bcf {
  color: #490bcf;
}
Background
.bg-490bcf {
  background-color: #490bcf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490bcf {
  border: 2px solid #490bcf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490bcf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 11 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 90% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490bcf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490bcf, #ab0bcf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490bcf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 11 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.42 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.32 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.44 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.58 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.06 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.95 #b6f430 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490bcf  rgb(73, 11, 207)  hsl(259, 90%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#91cf0b  rgb(145, 207, 11)  hsl(79, 90%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cf490b  rgb(207, 73, 11)  hsl(19, 90%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0bcf49  rgb(11, 207, 73)  hsl(139, 90%, 43%)  Malachite