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#490BDC

#490bdc ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490bdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 95% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 257.8°, with 90.48% saturation and 45.29% 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 8.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.0682

Complementary

  1. #490bdc
  2. #9edc0b

Split complementary

  1. #490bdc
  2. #dcb10b
  3. #35dc0b

Analogous

  1. #0b35dc
  2. #490bdc
  3. #b10bdc

Triadic

  1. #490bdc
  2. #dc490b
  3. #0bdc49

Tetradic

  1. #490bdc
  2. #dc0b9e
  3. #9edc0b
  4. #0bdc49

Square

  1. #490bdc
  2. #dc0b35
  3. #9edc0b
  4. #0bdcb1

Monochromatic

  1. #19044a
  2. #310793
  3. #490bdc
  4. #743ef5
  5. #a987f9

Shades

#490bdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490bdc
  2. #420ac6
  3. #3a09b0
  4. #33089a
  5. #2c0784
  6. #25066e
  7. #1d0458
  8. #160342
  9. #0f022c
  10. #070116
  11. #000000

Tints

#490bdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490bdc
  2. #5b23e0
  3. #6d3ce3
  4. #8054e7
  5. #926dea
  6. #a485ee
  7. #b69df1
  8. #c8b6f5
  9. #dbcef8
  10. #ede7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490bdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490bdc
  2. #4f17d3
  3. #5422ca
  4. #5a2ec0
  5. #5f3ab7
  6. #6546ae
  7. #6a51a5
  8. #705d9c
  9. #756992
  10. #7b7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3a9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0047ad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490bdc {
  color: #490bdc;
}
Background
.bg-490bdc {
  background-color: #490bdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490bdc {
  border: 2px solid #490bdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490bdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 11 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490bdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490bdc, #b10bdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490bdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 11 220 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.83 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.01 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.59 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.69 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.84 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.09 #b6f423 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490bdc  rgb(73, 11, 220)  hsl(258, 90%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#9edc0b  rgb(158, 220, 11)  hsl(78, 90%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#dc490b  rgb(220, 73, 11)  hsl(18, 90%, 45%)  Flame
#0bdc49  rgb(11, 220, 73)  hsl(138, 90%, 45%)  Malachite