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#491BD2

#491bd2 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#491bd2 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 10.59% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.24% cyan, 87.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 255.08°, with 77.22% saturation and 46.47% 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 8.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.79.

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Relative luminance0.0685

Complementary

  1. #491bd2
  2. #a4d21b

Split complementary

  1. #491bd2
  2. #d2a41b
  3. #49d21b

Analogous

  1. #1b49d2
  2. #491bd2
  3. #a41bd2

Triadic

  1. #491bd2
  2. #d2491b
  3. #1bd249

Tetradic

  1. #491bd2
  2. #d21ba4
  3. #a4d21b
  4. #1bd249

Square

  1. #491bd2
  2. #d21b49
  3. #a4d21b
  4. #1bd2a4

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0a4a
  2. #31128e
  3. #491bd2
  4. #7751e9
  5. #ac95f1

Shades

#491bd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491bd2
  2. #4218bd
  3. #3a16a8
  4. #331393
  5. #2c107e
  6. #250e69
  7. #1d0b54
  8. #16083f
  9. #0f052a
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#491bd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491bd2
  2. #5b32d7
  3. #6d49db
  4. #805fe0
  5. #9276e4
  6. #a48de9
  7. #b6a4ed
  8. #c8bbf2
  9. #dbd1f6
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491bd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491bd2
  2. #4f25ca
  3. #542fc2
  4. #5a39b9
  5. #5f43b1
  6. #654ea9
  7. #6a58a1
  8. #706299
  9. #756c90
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4a4a4a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3c95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0050d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0043cf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00597d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0041d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1448a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491bd2 {
  color: #491bd2;
}
Background
.bg-491bd2 {
  background-color: #491bd2;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491bd2 {
  border: 2px solid #491bd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491bd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 27 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 77% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491bd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491bd2, #a41bd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491bd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 27 210 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.79 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.93 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.13 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.32 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 7.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.92 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.13 #b6e42d Inverted #4a4a4a Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#491bd2  rgb(73, 27, 210)  hsl(255, 77%, 46%)  Ultramarine
#a4d21b  rgb(164, 210, 27)  hsl(75, 77%, 46%)  Yellow Green
#d2491b  rgb(210, 73, 27)  hsl(15, 77%, 46%)  Sinopia
#1bd249  rgb(27, 210, 73)  hsl(135, 77%, 46%)  Malachite