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#490CAE

#490cae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490cae is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 4.71% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 93.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 262.59°, with 87.1% saturation and 36.47% 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 10.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.25.

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Relative luminance0.0474

Complementary

  1. #490cae
  2. #71ae0c

Split complementary

  1. #490cae
  2. #ae9a0c
  3. #20ae0c

Analogous

  1. #0c20ae
  2. #490cae
  3. #9a0cae

Triadic

  1. #490cae
  2. #ae490c
  3. #0cae49

Tetradic

  1. #490cae
  2. #ae0c71
  3. #71ae0c
  4. #0cae49

Square

  1. #490cae
  2. #ae0c20
  3. #71ae0c
  4. #0cae9a

Monochromatic

  1. #0d021f
  2. #2b0766
  3. #490cae
  4. #6917ef
  5. #975ff4

Shades

#490cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490cae
  2. #420b9d
  3. #3a0a8b
  4. #33087a
  5. #2c0768
  6. #250657
  7. #1d0546
  8. #160434
  9. #0f0223
  10. #070111
  11. #000000

Tints

#490cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490cae
  2. #5b24b6
  3. #6d3dbe
  4. #8055c6
  5. #926dce
  6. #a486d7
  7. #b69edf
  8. #c8b6e7
  9. #dbceef
  10. #ede7f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490cae
  2. #4f18a9
  3. #5423a5
  4. #5a2fa0
  5. #5f3a9c
  6. #654697
  7. #6a5292
  8. #705d8e
  9. #756989
  10. #7b7485
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 1.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #3d3d3d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #42307b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0041b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0039ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #154665 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0033b0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002dac ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490cae {
  color: #490cae;
}
Background
.bg-490cae {
  background-color: #490cae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490cae {
  border: 2px solid #490cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 263 87% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490cae, #9a0cae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.25 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.61 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 6.68 #32127a Persian Indigo ΔE 7.92 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.31 #000f89 Phthalo Blue ΔE 8.32 #00008b Dark Blue ΔE 8.33 #b6f351 Inverted #3d3d3d Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490cae  rgb(73, 12, 174)  hsl(263, 87%, 36%)  Medium Blue
#71ae0c  rgb(113, 174, 12)  hsl(83, 87%, 36%)  Apple Green
#ae490c  rgb(174, 73, 12)  hsl(23, 87%, 36%)  Rust
#0cae49  rgb(12, 174, 73)  hsl(143, 87%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green