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#491ACA

#491aca ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#491aca is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 10.2% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.86% cyan, 87.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 256.02°, with 77.19% saturation and 44.71% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 4.91.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.0642

Complementary

  1. #491aca
  2. #9bca1a

Split complementary

  1. #491aca
  2. #caa11a
  3. #43ca1a

Analogous

  1. #1a43ca
  2. #491aca
  3. #a11aca

Triadic

  1. #491aca
  2. #ca491a
  3. #1aca49

Tetradic

  1. #491aca
  2. #ca1a9b
  3. #9bca1a
  4. #1aca49

Square

  1. #491aca
  2. #ca1a43
  3. #9bca1a
  4. #1acaa1

Monochromatic

  1. #180942
  2. #311186
  3. #491aca
  4. #7349e8
  5. #a78df0

Shades

#491aca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491aca
  2. #4217b6
  3. #3a15a2
  4. #33128d
  5. #2c1079
  6. #250d65
  7. #1d0a51
  8. #16083d
  9. #0f0528
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#491aca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491aca
  2. #5b31cf
  3. #6d48d5
  4. #805fda
  5. #9276df
  6. #a48de5
  7. #b6a3ea
  8. #c8baef
  9. #dbd1f4
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491aca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491aca
  2. #4f24c3
  3. #542ebb
  4. #5a39b4
  5. #5f43ac
  6. #654da5
  7. #6a579e
  8. #706196
  9. #756c8f
  10. #7b7687
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #484848 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #483a8f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0041c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005578 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ecd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0036c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1e459f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491aca {
  color: #491aca;
}
Background
.bg-491aca {
  background-color: #491aca;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491aca {
  border: 2px solid #491aca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491aca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 26 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 256 77% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491aca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491aca, #a11aca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491aca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 26 202 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 4.91 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.74 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.76 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 6.15 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.46 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.89 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 8.17 #b6e535 Inverted #484848 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#491aca  rgb(73, 26, 202)  hsl(256, 77%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9bca1a  rgb(155, 202, 26)  hsl(76, 77%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#ca491a  rgb(202, 73, 26)  hsl(16, 77%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1aca49  rgb(26, 202, 73)  hsl(136, 77%, 45%)  Lime Green