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#490BF2

#490bf2 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490bf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.83% cyan, 95.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 256.1°, with 91.3% saturation and 49.61% 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 8.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0807

Complementary

  1. #490bf2
  2. #b4f20b

Split complementary

  1. #490bf2
  2. #f2bc0b
  3. #41f20b

Analogous

  1. #0b41f2
  2. #490bf2
  3. #bc0bf2

Triadic

  1. #490bf2
  2. #f2490b
  3. #0bf249

Tetradic

  1. #490bf2
  2. #f20bb4
  3. #b4f20b
  4. #0bf249

Square

  1. #490bf2
  2. #f20b41
  3. #b4f20b
  4. #0bf2bc

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0460
  2. #3308a9
  3. #490bf2
  4. #7f52f7
  5. #b59cfa

Shades

#490bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490bf2
  2. #420ada
  3. #3a09c2
  4. #3308a9
  5. #2c0791
  6. #250679
  7. #1d0461
  8. #160349
  9. #0f0230
  10. #070118
  11. #000000

Tints

#490bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490bf2
  2. #5b23f3
  3. #6d3cf5
  4. #8054f6
  5. #926df7
  6. #a485f9
  7. #b69dfa
  8. #c8b6fb
  9. #dbcefc
  10. #ede7fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490bf2
  2. #4f17e7
  3. #5422db
  4. #5a2ed0
  5. #5f3ac4
  6. #6546b9
  7. #6a51ae
  8. #705da2
  9. #756997
  10. #7b748b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #505050 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3faa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0058f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00658e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004fbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490bf2 {
  color: #490bf2;
}
Background
.bg-490bf2 {
  background-color: #490bf2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #490bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 11 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 91% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490bf2, #bc0bf2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 11 242 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.31 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.09 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.64 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.31 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 8.98 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.26 #b6f40d Inverted #505050 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490bf2  rgb(73, 11, 242)  hsl(256, 91%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#b4f20b  rgb(180, 242, 11)  hsl(76, 91%, 50%)  Spring Bud
#f2490b  rgb(242, 73, 11)  hsl(16, 91%, 50%)  Tangelo
#0bf249  rgb(11, 242, 73)  hsl(136, 91%, 50%)  Lime