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#491FAE

#491fae ≈ Medium Blue

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#491fae is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 12.16% green and 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 82.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 257.62°, with 69.76% saturation and 40.2% 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 10.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Blue (#0000cd), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#333399
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Relative luminance0.0545

Complementary

  1. #491fae
  2. #84ae1f

Split complementary

  1. #491fae
  2. #ae911f
  3. #3dae1f

Analogous

  1. #1f3dae
  2. #491fae
  3. #911fae

Triadic

  1. #491fae
  2. #ae491f
  3. #1fae49

Tetradic

  1. #491fae
  2. #ae1f84
  3. #84ae1f
  4. #1fae49

Square

  1. #491fae
  2. #ae1f3d
  3. #84ae1f
  4. #1fae91

Monochromatic

  1. #13082c
  2. #2e136d
  3. #491fae
  4. #6c3ddc
  5. #9d7ee8

Shades

#491fae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491fae
  2. #421c9d
  3. #3a198b
  4. #33167a
  5. #2c1368
  6. #251057
  7. #1d0c46
  8. #160934
  9. #0f0623
  10. #070311
  11. #000000

Tints

#491fae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491fae
  2. #5b35b6
  3. #6d4cbe
  4. #8062c6
  5. #9279ce
  6. #a48fd7
  7. #b6a5df
  8. #c8bce7
  9. #dbd2ef
  10. #ede9f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491fae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491fae
  2. #4f29a9
  3. #5432a5
  4. #5a3ca0
  5. #5f469c
  6. #655097
  7. #6a5992
  8. #70638e
  9. #756d89
  10. #7b7685
  11. #808080

Readable text 10.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #424242 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #45377c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0046b2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #003eac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #144b68 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #003ab0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0034ad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #313e8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491fae {
  color: #491fae;
}
Background
.bg-491fae {
  background-color: #491fae;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491fae {
  border: 2px solid #491fae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491fae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 31 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 258 70% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491fae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491fae, #911fae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491fae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 31 174 / 0.35);
}

#0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 5.91 #0014a8 Zaffre ΔE 5.97 #663399 Rebecca Purple ΔE 7.45 #002395 Imperial Blue ΔE 7.68 #4b0082 Indigo ΔE 7.77 #69359c Purple Heart ΔE 7.85 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.93 #b6e051 Inverted #424242 Grayscale 

Medium Blue
#491fae  rgb(73, 31, 174)  hsl(258, 70%, 40%)  Medium Blue
#84ae1f  rgb(132, 174, 31)  hsl(78, 70%, 40%)  Apple Green
#ae491f  rgb(174, 73, 31)  hsl(18, 70%, 40%)  Rust
#1fae49  rgb(31, 174, 73)  hsl(138, 70%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green