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#490BDA

#490bda ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.51% cyan, 94.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 257.97°, with 90.39% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.0672

Complementary

  1. #490bda
  2. #9cda0b

Split complementary

  1. #490bda
  2. #dab00b
  3. #35da0b

Analogous

  1. #0b35da
  2. #490bda
  3. #b00bda

Triadic

  1. #490bda
  2. #da490b
  3. #0bda49

Tetradic

  1. #490bda
  2. #da0b9c
  3. #9cda0b
  4. #0bda49

Square

  1. #490bda
  2. #da0b35
  3. #9cda0b
  4. #0bdab0

Monochromatic

  1. #180448
  2. #310791
  3. #490bda
  4. #743cf5
  5. #a885f9

Shades

#490bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490bda
  2. #420ac4
  3. #3a09ae
  4. #330899
  5. #2c0783
  6. #25066d
  7. #1d0457
  8. #160341
  9. #0f022c
  10. #070116
  11. #000000

Tints

#490bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490bda
  2. #5b23de
  3. #6d3ce1
  4. #8054e5
  5. #926de9
  6. #a485ed
  7. #b69df0
  8. #c8b6f4
  9. #dbcef8
  10. #ede7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490bda
  2. #4f17d1
  3. #5422c8
  4. #5a2ebf
  5. #5f3ab6
  6. #6546ad
  7. #6a51a4
  8. #705d9b
  9. #756992
  10. #7b7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493a99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005a80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0547ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490bda {
  color: #490bda;
}
Background
.bg-490bda {
  background-color: #490bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490bda {
  border: 2px solid #490bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 11 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490bda, #b00bda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 11 218 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.19 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.83 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.07 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.89 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.63 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.05 #b6f425 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490bda  rgb(73, 11, 218)  hsl(258, 90%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#9cda0b  rgb(156, 218, 11)  hsl(78, 90%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#da490b  rgb(218, 73, 11)  hsl(18, 90%, 45%)  Flame
#0bda49  rgb(11, 218, 73)  hsl(138, 90%, 45%)  Malachite