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#490DCE

#490dce ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490dce is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.1% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.56% cyan, 93.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 258.65°, with 88.13% saturation and 42.94% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.43.

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Relative luminance0.0616

Complementary

  1. #490dce
  2. #92ce0d

Split complementary

  1. #490dce
  2. #cea90d
  3. #32ce0d

Analogous

  1. #0d32ce
  2. #490dce
  3. #a90dce

Triadic

  1. #490dce
  2. #ce490d
  3. #0dce49

Tetradic

  1. #490dce
  2. #ce0d92
  3. #92ce0d
  4. #0dce49

Square

  1. #490dce
  2. #ce0d32
  3. #92ce0d
  4. #0dcea9

Monochromatic

  1. #16043e
  2. #2f0886
  3. #490dce
  4. #7035f2
  5. #a37df7

Shades

#490dce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490dce
  2. #420cb9
  3. #3a0aa5
  4. #330990
  5. #2c087c
  6. #250767
  7. #1d0552
  8. #16043e
  9. #0f0329
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#490dce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490dce
  2. #5b25d3
  3. #6d3dd8
  4. #8056dd
  5. #926ee2
  6. #a486e7
  7. #b69eeb
  8. #c8b6f0
  9. #dbcff5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490dce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490dce
  2. #4f19c6
  3. #5424be
  4. #5a30b7
  5. #5f3baf
  6. #6547a7
  7. #6a529f
  8. #705e97
  9. #756990
  10. #7b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #464646 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #473791 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005479 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1a43a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490dce {
  color: #490dce;
}
Background
.bg-490dce {
  background-color: #490dce;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490dce {
  border: 2px solid #490dce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490dce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 13 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490dce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490dce, #a90dce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490dce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 13 206 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.43 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.41 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.52 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.20 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.51 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.11 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.85 #b6f231 Inverted #464646 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490dce  rgb(73, 13, 206)  hsl(259, 88%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#92ce0d  rgb(146, 206, 13)  hsl(79, 88%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#ce490d  rgb(206, 73, 13)  hsl(19, 88%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0dce49  rgb(13, 206, 73)  hsl(139, 88%, 43%)  Lime Green