#490cbb

Blue Gem

Closest match (93% match)

Color formats

RGB

rgb(73, 12, 187)

Red, Green, Blue components

HSL

hsl(261, 88%, 39%)

Hue, Saturation, Lightness

CMYK

cmyk(61, 94, 0, 27)

Print color encoding

Luminance

0.053

Relative luminance

Variations

Shades (Darkening)

Tints (Lightening)

Tones (Reduced saturation)

Harmonies

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Complementary (Opposite)

#490cbb

#7ebb0c

Analogous (Adjacent)

#0c26bb

#490cbb

#a10cbb

Triadic

#490cbb

#bb490c

#0cbb49

Split complementary

#490cbb

#bba10c

#27bb0c

Complete conversion table

HEX

#490CBB

RGB

rgb(73,12,187)

RGBA

rgba(73,12,187, 1)

HSL

hsl(260.91,87.94%,39.02%)

OKLCH (Modern CSS)

oklch(0.40 0.23 285.1)

CSS Variable

--color: #490cbb;

Preview

Readability and Typography

Headline Test

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Headline Test

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UI Component Set

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SOLIDSOFTOUTLINE

Product Mockup

4582 •••• •••• 9018

CARDHOLDER

JOHN DOE

VALID

12/28

Mobile application

Customer support

Hi! How can we help you today?

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Data visualization

Weekly growth

+1,240

12.5%

WED

2,450

Contrast

Contrast and readability (WCAG)

On white background

10.23

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

On black background

2.05

Small text (14pt)

The quick brown fox jumps over...

AAA

Large text or UI (18pt Bold)

AAA

Color blindness simulator

ORIG

SIM

Protanopia (red)

#490cbb#595bbb

ORIG

SIM

Deuteranopia (green)

#490cbb#726bbb

ORIG

SIM

Tritanopia (blue)

#490cbb#462529

ORIG

SIM

Monochrome (color blind)

#490cbb#4e3277

Mixing guide

How to mix this color using physical paints or printing inks.

MIXING PALETTE

55%

23%

21%

RYB PIGMENTS

Ultramarine blue

Pigment

55%

Cadmium red

Pigment

23%

Ivory black

Pigment

21%

Unlike light, mixing paints makes colors darker. This simulation mimics the behavior of physical pigments.

Physical properties

Perceptual and light-related properties derived from the digital color.

Spectral relationship

Violet hue

380–450 nm • closest visible-spectrum range

750 nm

380 nm

Visual temperature

Cool

A perceptual warm–cool classification. Kelvin does not apply to an arbitrary interface color.

Cool

Neutral

Warm

Luminance (brightness)

5.3%

Dark • relative luminance

50%

100%

An RGB color is produced by combined screen light, so this range is a visual comparison rather than an exact physical wavelength.

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Mathematically computed harmonies, shades, and similar tones for this color.

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#3300CC

Sea Serpent’s Tears

#5511CC

True Blue

#010FCC

Pistachio

#7EBB0C

Purple

#A10CBB

Torea Bay

#0C26BB

Rock Spray

#BB490C

Malachite

#0CBB49

Sahara

#BBA00C

Electric Violet

#8D4CF9

Navy Blue

#000080