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#490CC2

#490cc2 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490cc2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 4.71% green and 76.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.37% cyan, 93.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.92% black. Its hue angle is 260.11°, with 88.35% saturation and 40.39% 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 9.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.22.

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Relative luminance0.0557

Complementary

  1. #490cc2
  2. #85c20c

Split complementary

  1. #490cc2
  2. #c2a40c
  3. #2ac20c

Analogous

  1. #0c2ac2
  2. #490cc2
  3. #a40cc2

Triadic

  1. #490cc2
  2. #c2490c
  3. #0cc249

Tetradic

  1. #490cc2
  2. #c20c85
  3. #85c20c
  4. #0cc249

Square

  1. #490cc2
  2. #c20c2a
  3. #85c20c
  4. #0cc2a4

Monochromatic

  1. #130332
  2. #2e087a
  3. #490cc2
  4. #6c29f2
  5. #9e71f6

Shades

#490cc2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490cc2
  2. #420baf
  3. #3a0a9b
  4. #330888
  5. #2c0774
  6. #250661
  7. #1d054e
  8. #16043a
  9. #0f0227
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#490cc2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490cc2
  2. #5b24c8
  3. #6d3dce
  4. #8055d4
  5. #926dda
  6. #a486e1
  7. #b69ee7
  8. #c8b6ed
  9. #dbcef3
  10. #ede7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490cc2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490cc2
  2. #4f18bb
  3. #5423b5
  4. #5a2fae
  5. #5f3aa8
  6. #6546a1
  7. #6a529a
  8. #705d94
  9. #75698d
  10. #7b7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #434343 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #453489 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0048c6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003dbf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004f72 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0038c5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #253e98 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490cc2 {
  color: #490cc2;
}
Background
.bg-490cc2 {
  background-color: #490cc2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490cc2 {
  border: 2px solid #490cc2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490cc2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 194;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 88% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490cc2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490cc2, #a40cc2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490cc2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 194 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.22 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.80 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.06 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.70 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.03 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 9.23 #b6f33d Inverted #434343 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490cc2  rgb(73, 12, 194)  hsl(260, 88%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#85c20c  rgb(133, 194, 12)  hsl(80, 88%, 40%)  Yellow Green
#c2490c  rgb(194, 73, 12)  hsl(20, 88%, 40%)  Mahogany
#0cc249  rgb(12, 194, 73)  hsl(140, 88%, 40%)  Lime Green