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#490CC5

#490cc5 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490cc5 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 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 62.94% cyan, 93.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 259.78°, with 88.52% saturation and 40.98% 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 9.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.21.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0571

Complementary

  1. #490cc5
  2. #88c50c

Split complementary

  1. #490cc5
  2. #c5a50c
  3. #2cc50c

Analogous

  1. #0c2cc5
  2. #490cc5
  3. #a50cc5

Triadic

  1. #490cc5
  2. #c5490c
  3. #0cc549

Tetradic

  1. #490cc5
  2. #c50c88
  3. #88c50c
  4. #0cc549

Square

  1. #490cc5
  2. #c50c2c
  3. #88c50c
  4. #0cc5a5

Monochromatic

  1. #140335
  2. #2e087d
  3. #490cc5
  4. #6d2bf2
  5. #9f73f7

Shades

#490cc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490cc5
  2. #420bb1
  3. #3a0a9e
  4. #33088a
  5. #2c0776
  6. #250663
  7. #1d054f
  8. #16043b
  9. #0f0227
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#490cc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490cc5
  2. #5b24cb
  3. #6d3dd1
  4. #8055d6
  5. #926ddc
  6. #a486e2
  7. #b69ee8
  8. #c8b6ee
  9. #dbcef3
  10. #ede7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490cc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490cc5
  2. #4f18be
  3. #5423b7
  4. #5a2fb0
  5. #5f3aa9
  6. #6546a3
  7. #6a529c
  8. #705d95
  9. #75698e
  10. #7b7487
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #444444 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46358b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0049c9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003ec2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005073 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0039c8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0030c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #233f9b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490cc5 {
  color: #490cc5;
}
Background
.bg-490cc5 {
  background-color: #490cc5;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490cc5 {
  border: 2px solid #490cc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490cc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 260 89% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490cc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490cc5, #a50cc5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490cc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 197 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.21 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.45 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.68 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.74 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 7.33 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.98 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 9.13 #b6f33a Inverted #444444 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490cc5  rgb(73, 12, 197)  hsl(260, 89%, 41%)  Medium Blue
#88c50c  rgb(136, 197, 12)  hsl(80, 89%, 41%)  Yellow Green
#c5490c  rgb(197, 73, 12)  hsl(20, 89%, 41%)  Sinopia
#0cc549  rgb(12, 197, 73)  hsl(140, 89%, 41%)  Lime Green