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#4912EA

#4912ea ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#4912ea is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 7.06% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.8% cyan, 92.31% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 255.28°, with 85.71% saturation and 49.41% 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 8.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#3300ff
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Relative luminance0.0779

Complementary

  1. #4912ea
  2. #b3ea12

Split complementary

  1. #4912ea
  2. #eab512
  3. #47ea12

Analogous

  1. #1247ea
  2. #4912ea
  3. #b512ea

Triadic

  1. #4912ea
  2. #ea4912
  3. #12ea49

Tetradic

  1. #4912ea
  2. #ea12b3
  3. #b3ea12
  4. #12ea49

Square

  1. #4912ea
  2. #ea1247
  3. #b3ea12
  4. #12eab5

Monochromatic

  1. #1d075c
  2. #330da3
  3. #4912ea
  4. #7e56f2
  5. #b49df7

Shades

#4912ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4912ea
  2. #4210d3
  3. #3a0ebb
  4. #330da4
  5. #2c0b8c
  6. #250975
  7. #1d075e
  8. #160546
  9. #0f042f
  10. #070217
  11. #000000

Tints

#4912ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4912ea
  2. #5b2aec
  3. #6d41ee
  4. #8059f0
  5. #9271f2
  6. #a489f5
  7. #b6a0f7
  8. #c8b8f9
  9. #dbd0fb
  10. #ede7fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4912ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4912ea
  2. #4f1ddf
  3. #5428d5
  4. #5a33ca
  5. #5f3ec0
  6. #6549b5
  7. #6a54aa
  8. #705fa0
  9. #756a95
  10. #7b758b
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4d3fa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0056ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00628a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4912ea {
  color: #4912ea;
}
Background
.bg-4912ea {
  background-color: #4912ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4912ea {
  border: 2px solid #4912ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4912ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 18 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4912ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4912ea, #b512ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4912ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 18 234 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.11 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.67 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.11 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.17 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.73 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 9.30 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.38 #b6ed15 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#4912ea  rgb(73, 18, 234)  hsl(255, 86%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#b3ea12  rgb(179, 234, 18)  hsl(75, 86%, 49%)  Spring Bud
#ea4912  rgb(234, 73, 18)  hsl(15, 86%, 49%)  Flame
#12ea49  rgb(18, 234, 73)  hsl(135, 86%, 49%)  Malachite