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#490DD0

#490dd0 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490dd0 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 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.9% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 258.46°, with 88.24% 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 9.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.52.

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Web safe#3300cc
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Relative luminance0.0626

Complementary

  1. #490dd0
  2. #94d00d

Split complementary

  1. #490dd0
  2. #d0aa0d
  3. #32d00d

Analogous

  1. #0d32d0
  2. #490dd0
  3. #aa0dd0

Triadic

  1. #490dd0
  2. #d0490d
  3. #0dd049

Tetradic

  1. #490dd0
  2. #d00d94
  3. #94d00d
  4. #0dd049

Square

  1. #490dd0
  2. #d00d32
  3. #94d00d
  4. #0dd0aa

Monochromatic

  1. #160440
  2. #300888
  3. #490dd0
  4. #7137f3
  5. #a47ff7

Shades

#490dd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490dd0
  2. #420cbb
  3. #3a0aa6
  4. #330992
  5. #2c087d
  6. #250768
  7. #1d0553
  8. #16043e
  9. #0f032a
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#490dd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490dd0
  2. #5b25d5
  3. #6d3dd9
  4. #8056de
  5. #926ee3
  6. #a486e8
  7. #b69eec
  8. #c8b6f1
  9. #dbcff6
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490dd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490dd0
  2. #4f19c8
  3. #5424c0
  4. #5a30b8
  5. #5f3bb0
  6. #6547a8
  7. #6a52a0
  8. #705e98
  9. #756990
  10. #7b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483893 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dd5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00557a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1843a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490dd0 {
  color: #490dd0;
}
Background
.bg-490dd0 {
  background-color: #490dd0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490dd0 {
  border: 2px solid #490dd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490dd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 13 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 88% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490dd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490dd0, #aa0dd0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490dd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 13 208 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.52 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.19 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.27 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.95 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.69 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.90 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.85 #b6f22f Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490dd0  rgb(73, 13, 208)  hsl(258, 88%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#94d00d  rgb(148, 208, 13)  hsl(78, 88%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#d0490d  rgb(208, 73, 13)  hsl(18, 88%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0dd049  rgb(13, 208, 73)  hsl(138, 88%, 43%)  Malachite