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#490EED

#490eed ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490eed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.2% cyan, 94.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 255.87°, with 88.84% saturation and 49.22% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 1.81.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0784

Complementary

  1. #490eed
  2. #b2ed0e

Split complementary

  1. #490eed
  2. #edb80e
  3. #43ed0e

Analogous

  1. #0e43ed
  2. #490eed
  3. #b80eed

Triadic

  1. #490eed
  2. #ed490e
  3. #0eed49

Tetradic

  1. #490eed
  2. #ed0eb2
  3. #b2ed0e
  4. #0eed49

Square

  1. #490eed
  2. #ed0e43
  3. #b2ed0e
  4. #0eedb8

Monochromatic

  1. #1d055d
  2. #330aa5
  3. #490eed
  4. #7e53f5
  5. #b49bf9

Shades

#490eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490eed
  2. #420dd5
  3. #3a0bbe
  4. #330aa6
  5. #2c088e
  6. #250777
  7. #1d065f
  8. #160447
  9. #0f032f
  10. #070118
  11. #000000

Tints

#490eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490eed
  2. #5b26ef
  3. #6d3ef1
  4. #8056f2
  5. #926ef4
  6. #a487f6
  7. #b69ff8
  8. #c8b7fa
  9. #dbcffb
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490eed
  2. #4f19e2
  3. #5425d7
  4. #5a30cc
  5. #5f3cc1
  6. #6547b7
  7. #6a52ac
  8. #705ea1
  9. #756996
  10. #7b758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3ea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0057f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00638c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ebb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490eed {
  color: #490eed;
}
Background
.bg-490eed {
  background-color: #490eed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490eed {
  border: 2px solid #490eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 14 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490eed, #b80eed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 14 237 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 1.81 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.51 #0000ff Blue ΔE 2.96 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.88 #8f00ff Electric Violet ΔE 9.28 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.38 #b6f112 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490eed  rgb(73, 14, 237)  hsl(256, 89%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#b2ed0e  rgb(178, 237, 14)  hsl(76, 89%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ed490e  rgb(237, 73, 14)  hsl(16, 89%, 49%)  Flame
#0eed49  rgb(14, 237, 73)  hsl(136, 89%, 49%)  Malachite