#481acd Color Information

#481acd 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 #481acd. In RGB, it consists of 28.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 80.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 64.9% Cyan, 87.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 255.4°, with saturation of 77.5% and lightness of 45.3%. The decimal value for #481acd is 4725453, and its nearest "web safe" color is #3333cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #481acd 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#481acd Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color72, 26, 205 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color28.2%, 10.2%, 80.4% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.718, 0.898, 0.196 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.649, 0.873, 0, 0.196 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color255.4°, 77.5%, 45.3% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color255.4°, 87.3%, 80.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color14.061, 6.524, 58.276 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color72, 26, 205 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code4725453 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color30.698, 63.157, -81.868 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)30.698, 103.398, 307.648 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color30.698, -0.676, -105.184 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color25.543, 53.565, -117.390 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.178, 0.083, 6.524 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4282915533 / 0xff481acd Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#3333cc Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #481acd

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #481acd, its pure hue is 255.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.5%, and its lightness is 45.3%. 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 #481acd, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #09031a to #3f17b3.

Tints of #481acd

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #481acd, its pure hue is 255.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.5%, and its lightness is 45.3%. 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 #481acd, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #5f37d3 to #e8e2f9.

Tones of #481acd

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #481acd, its pure hue is 255.4° on the color wheel and its saturation is 77.5%, 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 #481acd, which range from #747474 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #3b00e7 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #481acd

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #481acd! For #481acd, 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, #481acd. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #481acd

This color, #481acd, consists of 28.2% Red, 10.2% Green, and 80.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 72, Green = 26, Blue = 205. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #481acd is 64.9% Cyan, 87.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 19.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R28.2%
C64.9%
G10.2%
M87.3%
B80.4%
Y0.0%
K19.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 72 26 205
Octal 110 32 315
Hexa #48 #1a #cd
Binary 01001000 00011010 11001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 64 87 0 19
Octal 100 127 0 23
Hexa #40 #57 #00 #13
Binary 01000000 01010111 00000000 00010011

Analogous Colors of #481acd

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #481acd — which has hue 255.4° — its analogous colors are located at 225.4° and 285.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #481acd.

Triadic Colors of #481acd

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 #481acd — which has hue 255.4° — its triadic colors are located at 15.4° and 255.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #481acd.

Complementary Color of #481acd

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #481acd — which has hue 255.4° — its complementary color is located at 75.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #481acd.

Split Complementary Colors of #481acd

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 #481acd — which has hue 255.4° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 45.4° and 255.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #481acd.

Tetradic Colors of #481acd

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 #481acd — which has hue 255.4° — its tetradic colors are located at 165.4°, 255.4°, 345.4°, and 75.4° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #481acd.

Monochromatic Colors of #481acd

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #481acd, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #271460 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #8a65f6 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #481acd

We want to make getting started with #481acd on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #481acd into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #481acd 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 #481acd with other HTML elements.

#481acd Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #481acd.
<span style="color: #481acd;">The color of this text is #481acd.</span>

#481acd Background Color

The background color for this text is #481acd.
<div style="background-color: #481acd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #481acd.</div>

#481acd Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #481acd.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #481acd;">This color for the shadow of this text is #481acd.</span>

#481acd Border Color

This is a div with border color #481acd.
<div style="border: #481acd 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #481acd.</div>

#481acd Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #481acd on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #481acd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #481acd on a white background.</div></div>

#481acd Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #481acd on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #481acd; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #481acd on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #481acd to White

This is a gradient from #481acd to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#481acd,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#481acd,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#481acd,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#481acd,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #481acd to white.</div>

Gradient from #481acd to Black

This is a gradient from #481acd to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#481acd,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#481acd,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#481acd,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#481acd,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #481acd to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #481acd

In addition to using #481acd 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 #481acd in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #481acd, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 72, Green = 26, Blue = 205). If you need details about the color coordinates of #481acd 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 #481acd
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(72, 26, 205)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #481acd; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #481acd; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #481acd; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(72, 26, 205);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#481acd")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:72, green:26, blue:205, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:72 green:26 blue:205 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(72f, 26f, 205f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(72, 26, 205);
 

#481acd Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #481acd the same way. For those with color blindness, #481acd might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #481acd looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #481acd 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 #481acd 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 #481acd 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 #481acd 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 9.1:1 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
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text