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#491DCB

#491dcb ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#491dcb is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 11.37% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.04% cyan, 85.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 255.17°, with 75% saturation and 45.49% 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 9.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.17.

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Relative luminance0.0661

Complementary

  1. #491dcb
  2. #9fcb1d

Split complementary

  1. #491dcb
  2. #cba01d
  3. #48cb1d

Analogous

  1. #1d48cb
  2. #491dcb
  3. #a01dcb

Triadic

  1. #491dcb
  2. #cb491d
  3. #1dcb49

Tetradic

  1. #491dcb
  2. #cb1d9f
  3. #9fcb1d
  4. #1dcb49

Square

  1. #491dcb
  2. #cb1d48
  3. #9fcb1d
  4. #1dcba0

Monochromatic

  1. #190a45
  2. #311388
  3. #491dcb
  4. #754fe6
  5. #a992ef

Shades

#491dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491dcb
  2. #421ab7
  3. #3a17a2
  4. #33148e
  5. #2c117a
  6. #250f66
  7. #1d0c51
  8. #16093d
  9. #0f0629
  10. #070314
  11. #000000

Tints

#491dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491dcb
  2. #5b34d0
  3. #6d4ad5
  4. #8061db
  5. #9277e0
  6. #a48ee5
  7. #b6a5ea
  8. #c8bbef
  9. #dbd2f5
  10. #ede8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491dcb
  2. #4f27c4
  3. #5431bc
  4. #5a3bb5
  5. #5f45ad
  6. #654fa6
  7. #6a589e
  8. #706297
  9. #756c8f
  10. #7b7688
  11. #808080

Readable text 9.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #493c90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #004ed0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0042c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005779 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0040ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0037c9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1d46a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491dcb {
  color: #491dcb;
}
Background
.bg-491dcb {
  background-color: #491dcb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491dcb {
  border: 2px solid #491dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 29 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 255 75% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491dcb, #a01dcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 29 203 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.17 #3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 5.61 #0000ff Blue ΔE 5.65 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 5.91 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.62 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 7.68 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.83 #b6e234 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#491dcb  rgb(73, 29, 203)  hsl(255, 75%, 45%)  Medium Blue
#9fcb1d  rgb(159, 203, 29)  hsl(75, 75%, 45%)  Yellow Green
#cb491d  rgb(203, 73, 29)  hsl(15, 75%, 45%)  Sinopia
#1dcb49  rgb(29, 203, 73)  hsl(135, 75%, 45%)  Lime Green