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#490FE2

#490fe2 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#490fe2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.7% cyan, 93.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 256.49°, with 87.55% saturation and 47.25% 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 8.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.04.

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Relative luminance0.0725

Complementary

  1. #490fe2
  2. #a8e20f

Split complementary

  1. #490fe2
  2. #e2b20f
  3. #3fe20f

Analogous

  1. #0f3fe2
  2. #490fe2
  3. #b20fe2

Triadic

  1. #490fe2
  2. #e2490f
  3. #0fe249

Tetradic

  1. #490fe2
  2. #e20fa8
  3. #a8e20f
  4. #0fe249

Square

  1. #490fe2
  2. #e20f3f
  3. #a8e20f
  4. #0fe2b2

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0552
  2. #320a9a
  3. #490fe2
  4. #794af3
  5. #ae92f8

Shades

#490fe2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #490fe2
  2. #420ecb
  3. #3a0cb5
  4. #330b9e
  5. #2c0988
  6. #250871
  7. #1d065a
  8. #160544
  9. #0f032d
  10. #070217
  11. #000000

Tints

#490fe2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #490fe2
  2. #5b27e5
  3. #6d3fe8
  4. #8057eb
  5. #926fee
  6. #a487f1
  7. #b69ff3
  8. #c8b7f6
  9. #dbcff9
  10. #ede7fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#490fe2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #490fe2
  2. #4f1ad8
  3. #5426ce
  4. #5a31c5
  5. #5f3cbb
  6. #6548b1
  7. #6a53a7
  8. #705e9d
  9. #756994
  10. #7b758a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3c9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053e7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044df ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e85 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042e5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036e0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004ab2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-490fe2 {
  color: #490fe2;
}
Background
.bg-490fe2 {
  background-color: #490fe2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-490fe2 {
  border: 2px solid #490fe2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #490fe2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 15 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 88% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-490fe2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490fe2, #b20fe2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-490fe2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 15 226 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.04 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.51 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.73 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.86 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.99 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.36 #b6f01d Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#490fe2  rgb(73, 15, 226)  hsl(256, 88%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#a8e20f  rgb(168, 226, 15)  hsl(76, 88%, 47%)  Inchworm
#e2490f  rgb(226, 73, 15)  hsl(16, 88%, 47%)  Flame
#0fe249  rgb(15, 226, 73)  hsl(136, 88%, 47%)  Malachite