#480cbe Color Information

#480cbe Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #480cbe. In RGB, it consists of 28.2% Red, 4.7% Green, and 74.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 62.1% Cyan, 93.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 260.2°, with saturation of 88.1% and lightness of 39.6%. The decimal value for #480cbe is 4721854, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3300cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #480cbe is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#480cbe Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color72, 12, 190 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color28.2%, 4.7%, 74.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.718, 0.953, 0.255 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.621, 0.937, 0, 0.255 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color260.2°, 88.1%, 39.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color260.2°, 93.7%, 74.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color12.098, 5.358, 49.112 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color72, 12, 190 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4721854 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color27.732, 63.014, -77.980 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)27.732, 100.258, 308.941 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color27.732, 1.427, -96.344 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color23.148, 52.782, -109.587 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.182, 0.080, 5.358 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282911934 / 0xff480cbe Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3300cc Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #480cbe

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #480cbe, its pure hue is 260.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.1%, and its lightness is 39.6%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #480cbe, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #090218 to #3f0ba6.

Tints of #480cbe

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #480cbe, its pure hue is 260.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.1%, and its lightness is 39.6%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #480cbe, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5f2ac6 to #e8e1f7.

Tones of #480cbe

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #480cbe, its pure hue is 260.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 88.1%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #480cbe, which range from #656565 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #4400ca (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #480cbe

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #480cbe! For #480cbe, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #480cbe. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #480cbe

This color, #480cbe, consists of 28.2% Red, 4.7% Green, and 74.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 72, Green = 12, Blue = 190. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #480cbe is 62.1% Cyan, 93.7% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 25.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R28.2%
C62.1%
G4.7%
M93.7%
B74.5%
Y0.0%
K25.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 72 12 190
Octal 110 14 276
Hexa #48 #0c #be
Binary 01001000 00001100 10111110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 62 93 0 25
Octal 76 135 0 31
Hexa #3e #5d #00 #19
Binary 00111110 01011101 00000000 00011001

Analogous Colors of #480cbe

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #480cbe — which has hue 260.2° — its analogous colors are located at 230.2° and 290.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #480cbe.

Triadic Colors of #480cbe

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #480cbe — which has hue 260.2° — its triadic colors are located at 20.2° and 260.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #480cbe.

Complementary Color of #480cbe

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #480cbe — which has hue 260.2° — its complementary color is located at 80.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #480cbe.

Split Complementary Colors of #480cbe

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #480cbe — which has hue 260.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 50.2° and 260.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #480cbe.

Tetradic Colors of #480cbe

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #480cbe — which has hue 260.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 170.2°, 260.2°, 350.2°, and 80.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #480cbe.

Monochromatic Colors of #480cbe

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #480cbe, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #25095c — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #7836f9 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #480cbe

We want to make getting started with #480cbe on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #480cbe into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #480cbe can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #480cbe with other HTML elements.

#480cbe Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #480cbe.
<span style="color: #480cbe;">The color of this text is #480cbe.</span>

#480cbe Background Color

The background color for this text is #480cbe.
<div style="background-color: #480cbe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #480cbe.</div>

#480cbe Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #480cbe.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #480cbe;">This color for the shadow of this text is #480cbe.</span>

#480cbe Border Color

This is a div with border color #480cbe.
<div style="border: #480cbe 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #480cbe.</div>

#480cbe Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #480cbe on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #480cbe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #480cbe on a white background.</div></div>

#480cbe Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #480cbe on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #480cbe; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #480cbe on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #480cbe to White

This is a gradient from #480cbe to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#480cbe,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#480cbe,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#480cbe,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#480cbe,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #480cbe to white.</div>

Gradient from #480cbe to Black

This is a gradient from #480cbe to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#480cbe,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#480cbe,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#480cbe,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#480cbe,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #480cbe to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #480cbe

In addition to using #480cbe on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #480cbe in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #480cbe, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 72, Green = 12, Blue = 190). If you need details about the color coordinates of #480cbe in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #480cbe
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(72, 12, 190)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #480cbe; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #480cbe; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #480cbe; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(72, 12, 190);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#480cbe")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:72, green:12, blue:190, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:72 green:12 blue:190 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(72f, 12f, 190f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(72, 12, 190);
 

#480cbe Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #480cbe the same way. For those with color blindness, #480cbe might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #480cbe looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #480cbe is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #480cbe looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #480cbe will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #480cbe is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 10.1:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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