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#490ECF

#490ecf ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490ecf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.49% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.73% cyan, 93.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 258.34°, with 87.33% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.5.

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Relative luminance0.0624

Complementary

  1. #490ecf
  2. #94cf0e

Split complementary

  1. #490ecf
  2. #cfa90e
  3. #34cf0e

Analogous

  1. #0e34cf
  2. #490ecf
  3. #a90ecf

Triadic

  1. #490ecf
  2. #cf490e
  3. #0ecf49

Tetradic

  1. #490ecf
  2. #cf0e94
  3. #94cf0e
  4. #0ecf49

Square

  1. #490ecf
  2. #cf0e34
  3. #94cf0e
  4. #0ecfa9

Monochromatic

  1. #160440
  2. #300987
  3. #490ecf
  4. #7138f2
  5. #a480f6

Shades

#490ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490ecf
  2. #420dba
  3. #3a0ba6
  4. #330a91
  5. #2c087c
  6. #250768
  7. #1d0653
  8. #16043e
  9. #0f0329
  10. #070115
  11. #000000

Tints

#490ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490ecf
  2. #5b26d4
  3. #6d3ed9
  4. #8056dd
  5. #926ee2
  6. #a487e7
  7. #b69fec
  8. #c8b7f1
  9. #dbcff5
  10. #ede7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490ecf
  2. #4f19c7
  3. #5425bf
  4. #5a30b7
  5. #5f3caf
  6. #6547a8
  7. #6a52a0
  8. #705e98
  9. #756990
  10. #7b7588
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #474747 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483892 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004cd4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0040cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00557a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003cd2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0032cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1943a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490ecf {
  color: #490ecf;
}
Background
.bg-490ecf {
  background-color: #490ecf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490ecf {
  border: 2px solid #490ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 14 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 87% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490ecf, #a90ecf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 14 207 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.50 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.28 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.38 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.04 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.62 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.98 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.79 #b6f130 Inverted #474747 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#490ecf  rgb(73, 14, 207)  hsl(258, 87%, 43%)  Medium Blue
#94cf0e  rgb(148, 207, 14)  hsl(78, 87%, 43%)  Yellow Green
#cf490e  rgb(207, 73, 14)  hsl(18, 87%, 43%)  Sinopia
#0ecf49  rgb(14, 207, 73)  hsl(138, 87%, 43%)  Malachite