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#491BDA

#491bda ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#491bda 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 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.51% cyan, 87.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 254.45°, with 77.96% saturation and 48.04% 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 8.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.86.

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Relative luminance0.0726

Complementary

  1. #491bda
  2. #acda1b

Split complementary

  1. #491bda
  2. #daa91b
  3. #4dda1b

Analogous

  1. #1b4dda
  2. #491bda
  3. #a91bda

Triadic

  1. #491bda
  2. #da491b
  3. #1bda49

Tetradic

  1. #491bda
  2. #da1bac
  3. #acda1b
  4. #1bda49

Square

  1. #491bda
  2. #da1b4d
  3. #acda1b
  4. #1bdaa9

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a52
  2. #321396
  3. #491bda
  4. #7b57ea
  5. #b09bf3

Shades

#491bda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491bda
  2. #4218c4
  3. #3a16ae
  4. #331399
  5. #2c1083
  6. #250e6d
  7. #1d0b57
  8. #160841
  9. #0f052c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#491bda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491bda
  2. #5b32de
  3. #6d49e1
  4. #805fe5
  5. #9276e9
  6. #a48ded
  7. #b6a4f0
  8. #c8bbf4
  9. #dbd1f8
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491bda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491bda
  2. #4f25d1
  3. #542fc8
  4. #5a39bf
  5. #5f43b6
  6. #654ead
  7. #6a58a4
  8. #70629b
  9. #756c92
  10. #7b7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4c4c4c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0053df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0045d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0043dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #044bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491bda {
  color: #491bda;
}
Background
.bg-491bda {
  background-color: #491bda;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491bda {
  border: 2px solid #491bda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491bda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 27 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 78% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491bda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491bda, #a91bda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491bda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 27 218 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.86 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.16 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.22 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.84 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.47 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.30 #b6e425 Inverted #4c4c4c Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#491bda  rgb(73, 27, 218)  hsl(254, 78%, 48%)  Ultramarine
#acda1b  rgb(172, 218, 27)  hsl(74, 78%, 48%)  Yellow Green
#da491b  rgb(218, 73, 27)  hsl(14, 78%, 48%)  Flame
#1bda49  rgb(27, 218, 73)  hsl(134, 78%, 48%)  Malachite