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#490CCC

#490ccc ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490ccc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 4.71% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.22% cyan, 94.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 259.06°, with 88.89% saturation and 42.35% 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 9.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0604

Complementary

  1. #490ccc
  2. #8fcc0c

Split complementary

  1. #490ccc
  2. #cca90c
  3. #2fcc0c

Analogous

  1. #0c2fcc
  2. #490ccc
  3. #a90ccc

Triadic

  1. #490ccc
  2. #cc490c
  3. #0ccc49

Tetradic

  1. #490ccc
  2. #cc0c8f
  3. #8fcc0c
  4. #0ccc49

Square

  1. #490ccc
  2. #cc0c2f
  3. #8fcc0c
  4. #0ccca9

Monochromatic

  1. #15033b
  2. #2f0884
  3. #490ccc
  4. #6f32f3
  5. #a27af7

Shades

#490ccc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490ccc
  2. #420bb8
  3. #3a0aa3
  4. #33088f
  5. #2c077a
  6. #250666
  7. #1d0552
  8. #16043d
  9. #0f0229
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#490ccc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490ccc
  2. #5b24d1
  3. #6d3dd6
  4. #8055db
  5. #926de0
  6. #a486e6
  7. #b69eeb
  8. #c8b6f0
  9. #dbcef5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490ccc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490ccc
  2. #4f18c4
  3. #5423bd
  4. #5a2fb5
  5. #5f3aae
  6. #6546a6
  7. #6a529e
  8. #705d97
  9. #75698f
  10. #7b7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473790 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004bd1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005378 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1c42a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490ccc {
  color: #490ccc;
}
Background
.bg-490ccc {
  background-color: #490ccc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490ccc {
  border: 2px solid #490ccc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490ccc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 89% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490ccc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490ccc, #a90ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490ccc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 204 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.33 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.47 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.36 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #b6f333 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490ccc  rgb(73, 12, 204)  hsl(259, 89%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#8fcc0c  rgb(143, 204, 12)  hsl(79, 89%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#cc490c  rgb(204, 73, 12)  hsl(19, 89%, 42%)  Sinopia
#0ccc49  rgb(12, 204, 73)  hsl(139, 89%, 42%)  Lime Green