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#490def

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

RGB
73, 13, 239
HSL
256°, 90%, 49%
CMYK
70, 95, 0, 6
Luminance
0.0794

Every format

HEX#490def
RGBrgb(73, 13, 239)
HSLhsl(256, 90%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 95%, 0%, 6%)
LABlab(33.9 74.7 -96.2)
LCHlch(33.9 121.8 307.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.465 0.280 277.8)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #490def;
background-color: #490def;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#490def] bg-[#490def]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #490def;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.286, green: 0.051, blue: 0.937)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#490def")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#490def on white: 8.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#490def on black: 2.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red28.6%
Green5.1%
Blue93.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan69.5%
Magenta94.6%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)6.3%

Color previews

#490def text on a black background

contrast 2.59:1

Card sample

#490def text on a white background

contrast 8.12:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #490def;
Background color
Panel with #490def background
background-color: #490def;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #490def;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(73, 13, 239, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(73, 13, 239, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #490def;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #490def, #E00DEF);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #490def

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #490def in the Color Lab