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#491FDF

#491fdf ≈ Ultramarine

  • violet
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#491fdf is a color from the violet family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 12.16% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.26% cyan, 86.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 253.13°, with 75.59% saturation and 49.8% 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 8.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.37.

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Relative luminance0.0772

Complementary

  1. #491fdf
  2. #b5df1f

Split complementary

  1. #491fdf
  2. #dfa91f
  3. #55df1f

Analogous

  1. #1f55df
  2. #491fdf
  3. #a91fdf

Triadic

  1. #491fdf
  2. #df491f
  3. #1fdf49

Tetradic

  1. #491fdf
  2. #df1fb5
  3. #b5df1f
  4. #1fdf49

Square

  1. #491fdf
  2. #df1f55
  3. #b5df1f
  4. #1fdfa9

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0c59
  2. #33169c
  3. #491fdf
  4. #7f61e9
  5. #b6a5f2

Shades

#491fdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #491fdf
  2. #421cc9
  3. #3a19b2
  4. #33169c
  5. #2c1386
  6. #251070
  7. #1d0c59
  8. #160943
  9. #0f062d
  10. #070316
  11. #000000

Tints

#491fdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #491fdf
  2. #5b35e2
  3. #6d4ce5
  4. #8062e9
  5. #9279ec
  6. #a48fef
  7. #b6a5f2
  8. #c8bcf5
  9. #dbd2f9
  10. #ede9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#491fdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #491fdf
  2. #4f29d6
  3. #5432cc
  4. #5a3cc3
  5. #5f46b9
  6. #6550b0
  7. #6a59a6
  8. #70639d
  9. #756d93
  10. #7b768a
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4c409e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0055e4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006085 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0046e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003bdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #004eb0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-491fdf {
  color: #491fdf;
}
Background
.bg-491fdf {
  background-color: #491fdf;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-491fdf {
  border: 2px solid #491fdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #491fdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 31 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 253 76% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-491fdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #491fdf, #a91fdf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-491fdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 31 223 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.37 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.42 #0000ff Blue ΔE 4.01 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 5.91 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 6.54 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.09 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 8.10 #b6e020 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#491fdf  rgb(73, 31, 223)  hsl(253, 76%, 50%)  Ultramarine
#b5df1f  rgb(181, 223, 31)  hsl(73, 76%, 50%)  June Bud
#df491f  rgb(223, 73, 31)  hsl(13, 76%, 50%)  Flame
#1fdf49  rgb(31, 223, 73)  hsl(133, 76%, 50%)  Malachite