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#490FDB

#490fdb ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490fdb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 5.88% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 93.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 257.06°, with 87.18% saturation and 45.88% 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 8.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.88.

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Relative luminance0.0687

Complementary

  1. #490fdb
  2. #a1db0f

Split complementary

  1. #490fdb
  2. #dbaf0f
  3. #3bdb0f

Analogous

  1. #0f3bdb
  2. #490fdb
  3. #af0fdb

Triadic

  1. #490fdb
  2. #db490f
  3. #0fdb49

Tetradic

  1. #490fdb
  2. #db0fa1
  3. #a1db0f
  4. #0fdb49

Square

  1. #490fdb
  2. #db0f3b
  3. #a1db0f
  4. #0fdbaf

Monochromatic

  1. #19054c
  2. #310a93
  3. #490fdb
  4. #7644f2
  5. #aa8cf7

Shades

#490fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490fdb
  2. #420ec5
  3. #3a0caf
  4. #330b99
  5. #2c0983
  6. #25086e
  7. #1d0658
  8. #160542
  9. #0f032c
  10. #070216
  11. #000000

Tints

#490fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490fdb
  2. #5b27df
  3. #6d3fe2
  4. #8057e6
  5. #926fe9
  6. #a487ed
  7. #b69ff1
  8. #c8b7f4
  9. #dbcff8
  10. #ede7fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490fdb
  2. #4f1ad2
  3. #5426c9
  4. #5a31c0
  5. #5f3cb7
  6. #6548ae
  7. #6a53a4
  8. #705e9b
  9. #756992
  10. #7b7589
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3b9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0051e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0035d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0248ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490fdb {
  color: #490fdb;
}
Background
.bg-490fdb {
  background-color: #490fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490fdb {
  border: 2px solid #490fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 15 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 257 87% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490fdb, #af0fdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 15 219 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.07 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.56 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.28 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.69 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 8.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.89 #b6f024 Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490fdb  rgb(73, 15, 219)  hsl(257, 87%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#a1db0f  rgb(161, 219, 15)  hsl(77, 87%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#db490f  rgb(219, 73, 15)  hsl(17, 87%, 46%)  Flame
#0fdb49  rgb(15, 219, 73)  hsl(137, 87%, 46%)  Malachite