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#480bc9

a dark, electric violet · warm · closest name: blue

RGB
72, 11, 201
HSL
259°, 90%, 42%
CMYK
64, 95, 0, 21
Luminance
0.0583

Every format

HEX#480bc9
RGBrgb(72, 11, 201)
HSLhsl(259, 90%, 42%)
CMYKcmyk(64%, 95%, 0%, 21%)
LABlab(29.0 65.9 -82.4)
LCHlch(29.0 105.5 308.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.419 0.243 282.4)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #480bc9;
background-color: #480bc9;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#480bc9] bg-[#480bc9]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #480bc9;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.282, green: 0.043, blue: 0.788)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#480bc9")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#480bc9 on white: 9.69:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#480bc9 on black: 2.17:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.2%
Green4.3%
Blue78.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan64.2%
Magenta94.5%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)21.2%

Color previews

#480bc9 text on a black background

contrast 2.17:1

Card sample

#480bc9 text on a white background

contrast 9.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #480bc9;
Background color
Panel with #480bc9 background
background-color: #480bc9;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #480bc9;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(72, 11, 201, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(72, 11, 201, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #480bc9;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #480bc9, #C70BC9);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #480bc9

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #480bc9 in the Color Lab