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#490CD9

#490cd9 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490cd9 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 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.36% cyan, 94.47% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 257.85°, with 89.52% saturation and 44.9% 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 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.18.

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Relative luminance0.0669

Complementary

  1. #490cd9
  2. #9cd90c

Split complementary

  1. #490cd9
  2. #d9af0c
  3. #36d90c

Analogous

  1. #0c36d9
  2. #490cd9
  3. #af0cd9

Triadic

  1. #490cd9
  2. #d9490c
  3. #0cd949

Tetradic

  1. #490cd9
  2. #d90c9c
  3. #9cd90c
  4. #0cd949

Square

  1. #490cd9
  2. #d90c36
  3. #9cd90c
  4. #0cd9af

Monochromatic

  1. #180448
  2. #310890
  3. #490cd9
  4. #743df4
  5. #a886f8

Shades

#490cd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490cd9
  2. #420bc3
  3. #3a0aae
  4. #330898
  5. #2c0782
  6. #25066d
  7. #1d0557
  8. #160441
  9. #0f022b
  10. #070116
  11. #000000

Tints

#490cd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490cd9
  2. #5b24dd
  3. #6d3de1
  4. #8055e4
  5. #926de8
  6. #a486ec
  7. #b69ef0
  8. #c8b6f4
  9. #dbcef7
  10. #ede7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490cd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490cd9
  2. #4f18d0
  3. #5423c7
  4. #5a2fbe
  5. #5f3ab5
  6. #6546ad
  7. #6a52a4
  8. #705d9b
  9. #756992
  10. #7b7489
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493999 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003fdc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0746ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490cd9 {
  color: #490cd9;
}
Background
.bg-490cd9 {
  background-color: #490cd9;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490cd9 {
  border: 2px solid #490cd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490cd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 12 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 90% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490cd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490cd9, #af0cd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490cd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 12 217 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.18 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.28 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.03 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.97 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.55 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.99 #b6f326 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490cd9  rgb(73, 12, 217)  hsl(258, 90%, 45%)  Ultramarine
#9cd90c  rgb(156, 217, 12)  hsl(78, 90%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#d9490c  rgb(217, 73, 12)  hsl(18, 90%, 45%)  Sinopia
#0cd949  rgb(12, 217, 73)  hsl(138, 90%, 45%)  Malachite