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#491FDB

#491fdb ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#491fdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 85.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 253.4°, with 75.2% saturation and 49.02% 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 8.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.0751

Complementary

  1. #491fdb
  2. #b1db1f

Split complementary

  1. #491fdb
  2. #dba71f
  3. #53db1f

Analogous

  1. #1f53db
  2. #491fdb
  3. #a71fdb

Triadic

  1. #491fdb
  2. #db491f
  3. #1fdb49

Tetradic

  1. #491fdb
  2. #db1fb1
  3. #b1db1f
  4. #1fdb49

Square

  1. #491fdb
  2. #db1f53
  3. #b1db1f
  4. #1fdba7

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0c55
  2. #331698
  3. #491fdb
  4. #7d5ee8
  5. #b3a1f2

Shades

#491fdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491fdb
  2. #421cc5
  3. #3a19af
  4. #331699
  5. #2c1383
  6. #25106e
  7. #1d0c58
  8. #160942
  9. #0f062c
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#491fdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491fdb
  2. #5b35df
  3. #6d4ce2
  4. #8062e6
  5. #9279e9
  6. #a48fed
  7. #b6a5f1
  8. #c8bcf4
  9. #dbd2f8
  10. #ede9fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491fdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491fdb
  2. #4f29d2
  3. #5432c9
  4. #5a3cc0
  5. #5f46b7
  6. #6550ae
  7. #6a59a4
  8. #70639b
  9. #756d92
  10. #7b7689
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c409b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0054e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0046d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #005e82 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0045de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003ad9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #014cad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491fdb {
  color: #491fdb;
}
Background
.bg-491fdb {
  background-color: #491fdb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491fdb {
  border: 2px solid #491fdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491fdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 31 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 75% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491fdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491fdb, #a71fdb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491fdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 31 219 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.79 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.90 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.26 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.23 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.29 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 7.90 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 7.95 #b6e024 Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#491fdb  rgb(73, 31, 219)  hsl(253, 75%, 49%)  Ultramarine
#b1db1f  rgb(177, 219, 31)  hsl(73, 75%, 49%)  June Bud
#db491f  rgb(219, 73, 31)  hsl(13, 75%, 49%)  Flame
#1fdb49  rgb(31, 219, 73)  hsl(133, 75%, 49%)  Malachite