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#490CD1

#490cd1 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490cd1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.07% cyan, 94.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 258.58°, with 89.14% saturation and 43.33% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.54.

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Relative luminance0.0628

Complementary

  1. #490cd1
  2. #94d10c

Split complementary

  1. #490cd1
  2. #d1ab0c
  3. #31d10c

Analogous

  1. #0c31d1
  2. #490cd1
  3. #ab0cd1

Triadic

  1. #490cd1
  2. #d1490c
  3. #0cd149

Tetradic

  1. #490cd1
  2. #d10c94
  3. #94d10c
  4. #0cd149

Square

  1. #490cd1
  2. #d10c31
  3. #94d10c
  4. #0cd1ab

Monochromatic

  1. #160440
  2. #300889
  3. #490cd1
  4. #7136f3
  5. #a47ef8

Shades

#490cd1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490cd1
  2. #420bbc
  3. #3a0aa7
  4. #330892
  5. #2c077d
  6. #250669
  7. #1d0554
  8. #16043f
  9. #0f022a
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#490cd1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490cd1
  2. #5b24d6
  3. #6d3dda
  4. #8055df
  5. #926de3
  6. #a486e8
  7. #b69eed
  8. #c8b6f1
  9. #dbcef6
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490cd1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490cd1
  2. #4f18c9
  3. #5423c1
  4. #5a2fb9
  5. #5f3ab1
  6. #6546a9
  7. #6a52a0
  8. #705d98
  9. #756990
  10. #7b7488
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00567b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1643a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490cd1 {
  color: #490cd1;
}
Background
.bg-490cd1 {
  background-color: #490cd1;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490cd1 {
  border: 2px solid #490cd1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490cd1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 89% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490cd1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490cd1, #ab0cd1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490cd1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 209 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.54 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.09 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.17 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.87 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.77 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.82 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.90 #b6f32e Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490cd1  rgb(73, 12, 209)  hsl(259, 89%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#94d10c  rgb(148, 209, 12)  hsl(79, 89%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#d1490c  rgb(209, 73, 12)  hsl(19, 89%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0cd149  rgb(12, 209, 73)  hsl(139, 89%, 43%)  Malachite