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#490EC8

#490ec8 ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#490ec8 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.49% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.5% cyan, 93% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 259.03°, with 86.92% saturation and 41.96% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.059

Complementary

  1. #490ec8
  2. #8dc80e

Split complementary

  1. #490ec8
  2. #c8a60e
  3. #30c80e

Analogous

  1. #0e30c8
  2. #490ec8
  3. #a60ec8

Triadic

  1. #490ec8
  2. #c8490e
  3. #0ec849

Tetradic

  1. #490ec8
  2. #c80e8d
  3. #8dc80e
  4. #0ec849

Square

  1. #490ec8
  2. #c80e30
  3. #8dc80e
  4. #0ec8a6

Monochromatic

  1. #150439
  2. #2f0981
  3. #490ec8
  4. #6e32f1
  5. #a179f6

Shades

#490ec8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490ec8
  2. #420db4
  3. #3a0ba0
  4. #330a8c
  5. #2c0878
  6. #250764
  7. #1d0650
  8. #16043c
  9. #0f0328
  10. #070114
  11. #000000

Tints

#490ec8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490ec8
  2. #5b26ce
  3. #6d3ed3
  4. #8056d9
  5. #926ede
  6. #a487e4
  7. #b69fe9
  8. #c8b7ef
  9. #dbcff4
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490ec8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490ec8
  2. #4f19c1
  3. #5425ba
  4. #5a30b2
  5. #5f3cab
  6. #6547a4
  7. #6a529d
  8. #705e96
  9. #75698e
  10. #7b7587
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #454545 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #46368d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004acc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003fc5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005275 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003acb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0031c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #20419d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490ec8 {
  color: #490ec8;
}
Background
.bg-490ec8 {
  background-color: #490ec8;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490ec8 {
  border: 2px solid #490ec8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490ec8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 14 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 259 87% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490ec8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490ec8, #a60ec8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490ec8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 14 200 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.29 #0000ff Blue ΔE 6.07 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 6.25 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.89 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.74 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.82 #b6f137 Inverted #454545 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490ec8  rgb(73, 14, 200)  hsl(259, 87%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#8dc80e  rgb(141, 200, 14)  hsl(79, 87%, 42%)  Yellow Green
#c8490e  rgb(200, 73, 14)  hsl(19, 87%, 42%)  Sinopia
#0ec849  rgb(14, 200, 73)  hsl(139, 87%, 42%)  Lime Green