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#490DBB

#490dbb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490dbb is a color from the violet family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.1% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.96% cyan, 93.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 260.69°, with 87% saturation and 39.22% 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 10.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.42.

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Relative luminance0.0529

Complementary

  1. #490dbb
  2. #7fbb0d

Split complementary

  1. #490dbb
  2. #bba00d
  3. #28bb0d

Analogous

  1. #0d28bb
  2. #490dbb
  3. #a00dbb

Triadic

  1. #490dbb
  2. #bb490d
  3. #0dbb49

Tetradic

  1. #490dbb
  2. #bb0d7f
  3. #7fbb0d
  4. #0dbb49

Square

  1. #490dbb
  2. #bb0d28
  3. #7fbb0d
  4. #0dbba0

Monochromatic

  1. #11032c
  2. #2d0873
  3. #490dbb
  4. #6b25f0
  5. #9b6cf5

Shades

#490dbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490dbb
  2. #420ca8
  3. #3a0a96
  4. #330983
  5. #2c0870
  6. #25075e
  7. #1d054b
  8. #160438
  9. #0f0325
  10. #070113
  11. #000000

Tints

#490dbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490dbb
  2. #5b25c2
  3. #6d3dc9
  4. #8056cf
  5. #926ed6
  6. #a486dd
  7. #b69ee4
  8. #c8b6eb
  9. #dbcff1
  10. #ede7f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490dbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490dbb
  2. #4f19b5
  3. #5424af
  4. #5a30a9
  5. #5f3ba3
  6. #65479e
  7. #6a5298
  8. #705e92
  9. #75698c
  10. #7b7586
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #414141 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #443384 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0045bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003cb8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #004c6d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0037be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #002fb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2a3c93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490dbb {
  color: #490dbb;
}
Background
.bg-490dbb {
  background-color: #490dbb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490dbb {
  border: 2px solid #490dbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490dbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 13 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 261 87% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490dbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490dbb, #a00dbb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490dbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 13 187 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.42 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 6.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 7.64 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 7.93 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 8.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 8.53 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 8.90 #b6f244 Inverted #414141 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490dbb  rgb(73, 13, 187)  hsl(261, 87%, 39%)  Medium Blue
#7fbb0d  rgb(127, 187, 13)  hsl(81, 87%, 39%)  Apple Green
#bb490d  rgb(187, 73, 13)  hsl(21, 87%, 39%)  Mahogany
#0dbb49  rgb(13, 187, 73)  hsl(141, 87%, 39%)  Lime Green