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#491AEC

#491aec ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#491aec is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 10.2% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.07% cyan, 88.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 253.43°, with 84.68% saturation and 51.37% 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 7.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 2.05.

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Relative luminance0.0821

Complementary

  1. #491aec
  2. #bdec1a

Split complementary

  1. #491aec
  2. #ecb21a
  3. #54ec1a

Analogous

  1. #1a54ec
  2. #491aec
  3. #b21aec

Triadic

  1. #491aec
  2. #ec491a
  3. #1aec49

Tetradic

  1. #491aec
  2. #ec1abd
  3. #bdec1a
  4. #1aec49

Square

  1. #491aec
  2. #ec1a54
  3. #bdec1a
  4. #1aecb2

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0865
  2. #310eab
  3. #491aec
  4. #8161f2
  5. #b9a7f8

Shades

#491aec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491aec
  2. #4217d4
  3. #3a15bd
  4. #3312a5
  5. #2c108e
  6. #250d76
  7. #1d0a5e
  8. #160847
  9. #0f052f
  10. #070318
  11. #000000

Tints

#491aec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491aec
  2. #5b31ee
  3. #6d48f0
  4. #805ff2
  5. #9276f4
  6. #a48df6
  7. #b6a3f7
  8. #c8baf9
  9. #dbd1fb
  10. #ede8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491aec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491aec
  2. #4f24e1
  3. #542ed6
  4. #5a39cc
  5. #5f43c1
  6. #654db6
  7. #6a57ab
  8. #7061a0
  9. #756c96
  10. #7b768b
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4e41a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0059f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00648c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0047ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0050ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491aec {
  color: #491aec;
}
Background
.bg-491aec {
  background-color: #491aec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491aec {
  border: 2px solid #491aec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491aec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 26 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 85% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491aec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491aec, #b21aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491aec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 26 236 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 2.05 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 2.08 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.31 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 4.84 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 7.35 #8a2be2 Blue Violet ΔE 9.02 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.04 #b6e513 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#491aec  rgb(73, 26, 236)  hsl(253, 85%, 51%)  Ultramarine
#bdec1a  rgb(189, 236, 26)  hsl(73, 85%, 51%)  Electric Lime
#ec491a  rgb(236, 73, 26)  hsl(13, 85%, 51%)  Coquelicot
#1aec49  rgb(26, 236, 73)  hsl(133, 85%, 51%)  Malachite