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#491CDC

#491cdc ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#491cdc is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 10.98% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 87.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 254.06°, with 77.42% saturation and 48.63% 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 8.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.64.

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Relative luminance0.0741

Complementary

  1. #491cdc
  2. #afdc1c

Split complementary

  1. #491cdc
  2. #dca91c
  3. #4fdc1c

Analogous

  1. #1c4fdc
  2. #491cdc
  3. #a91cdc

Triadic

  1. #491cdc
  2. #dc491c
  3. #1cdc49

Tetradic

  1. #491cdc
  2. #dc1caf
  3. #afdc1c
  4. #1cdc49

Square

  1. #491cdc
  2. #dc1c4f
  3. #afdc1c
  4. #1cdca9

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0b54
  2. #321398
  3. #491cdc
  4. #7c5aea
  5. #b29ef3

Shades

#491cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491cdc
  2. #4219c6
  3. #3a16b0
  4. #33149a
  5. #2c1184
  6. #250e6e
  7. #1d0b58
  8. #160842
  9. #0f062c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#491cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491cdc
  2. #5b33e0
  3. #6d49e3
  4. #8060e7
  5. #9277ea
  6. #a48eee
  7. #b6a4f1
  8. #c8bbf5
  9. #dbd2f8
  10. #ede8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491cdc
  2. #4f26d3
  3. #5430ca
  4. #5a3ac0
  5. #5f44b7
  6. #654eae
  7. #6a58a5
  8. #70629c
  9. #756c92
  10. #7b7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b3f9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e83 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0044df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0039da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004cae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491cdc {
  color: #491cdc;
}
Background
.bg-491cdc {
  background-color: #491cdc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491cdc {
  border: 2px solid #491cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 28 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 254 77% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491cdc, #a91cdc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 28 220 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.64 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.88 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.09 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.06 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.25 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.15 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.27 #b6e323 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#491cdc  rgb(73, 28, 220)  hsl(254, 77%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#afdc1c  rgb(175, 220, 28)  hsl(74, 77%, 49%)  June Bud
#dc491c  rgb(220, 73, 28)  hsl(14, 77%, 49%)  Flame
#1cdc49  rgb(28, 220, 73)  hsl(134, 77%, 49%)  Malachite