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#491CD6

#491cd6 ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#491cd6 is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 10.98% green and 83.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.89% cyan, 86.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.08% black. Its hue angle is 254.52°, with 76.86% saturation and 47.45% 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 8.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 4.32.

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Web safe#3333cc
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Relative luminance0.071

Complementary

  1. #491cd6
  2. #a9d61c

Split complementary

  1. #491cd6
  2. #d6a61c
  3. #4cd61c

Analogous

  1. #1c4cd6
  2. #491cd6
  3. #a61cd6

Triadic

  1. #491cd6
  2. #d6491c
  3. #1cd649

Tetradic

  1. #491cd6
  2. #d61ca9
  3. #a9d61c
  4. #1cd649

Square

  1. #491cd6
  2. #d61c4c
  3. #a9d61c
  4. #1cd6a6

Monochromatic

  1. #1b0a4f
  2. #321392
  3. #491cd6
  4. #7956e9
  5. #af99f2

Shades

#491cd6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491cd6
  2. #4219c1
  3. #3a16ab
  4. #331496
  5. #2c1180
  6. #250e6b
  7. #1d0b56
  8. #160840
  9. #0f062b
  10. #070315
  11. #000000

Tints

#491cd6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491cd6
  2. #5b33da
  3. #6d49de
  4. #8060e2
  5. #9277e6
  6. #a48eeb
  7. #b6a4ef
  8. #c8bbf3
  9. #dbd2f7
  10. #ede8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491cd6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491cd6
  2. #4f26cd
  3. #5430c5
  4. #5a3abc
  5. #5f44b4
  6. #654eab
  7. #6a58a2
  8. #70629a
  9. #756c91
  10. #7b7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4b4b4b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4a3d97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0052db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0044d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005b7f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0042d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0038d4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0d49a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491cd6 {
  color: #491cd6;
}
Background
.bg-491cd6 {
  background-color: #491cd6;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491cd6 {
  border: 2px solid #491cd6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491cd6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 28 214;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 77% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491cd6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491cd6, #a61cd6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491cd6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 28 214 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 4.32 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.57 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 4.61 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.64 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.94 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.11 #b6e329 Inverted #4b4b4b Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#491cd6  rgb(73, 28, 214)  hsl(255, 77%, 47%)  Ultramarine
#a9d61c  rgb(169, 214, 28)  hsl(75, 77%, 47%)  Yellow Green
#d6491c  rgb(214, 73, 28)  hsl(15, 77%, 47%)  Sinopia
#1cd649  rgb(28, 214, 73)  hsl(135, 77%, 47%)  Malachite