Color Name
Medium Blue*
Hex Color Code
#481BBA
RGB Color Code
RGB(72, 27, 186)
CMYK Values*
61.3%, 85.5%, 0.0%, 27.1%
#481BBA hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

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What color is 481BBA?

The RGB color code for color number #481BBA is RGB(72, 27, 186). In the RGB color model, #481BBA has a red value of 72, a green value of 27, and a blue value of 186. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 61.3% cyan, 85.5% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 27.1% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 257° (degrees), 74.6 % saturation, and 41.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #481BBA has a hue of 257° (degrees), 85.5 % saturation and 72.9 % brightness/value.

Color 481BBA is cool or warm?

Color 481BBA is a cool color.

What is the LRV of #481BBA? (For interior and product design)

481BBA has an LRV of nearly 6. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color
#481BBA
LRV 6
Light Color

Compare LRV 6 of #481BBA with dark and light color

Is #481BBA Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color 481BBA meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

  • Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
  • Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

Normal text - 14pt

Normal Bold text - 12pt


Large text - 18pt

Large Bold text - 14pt

Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #481BBA color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #481BBA
Hex triplet
#481BBA
Red
48
Green
1B
Blue
BA
RGBA / RGB rgb(72, 27, 186)
Red
72 (28.2%)
Green
27 (10.6%)
Blue
186 (72.9%)
Alpha
1 (100.0%)
CMYK
Cyan
61.29%
Magenta
85.48%
Yellow
0.00%
Key
27.06%
HSL hsl(256.98deg, 74.6 %, 41.8 %)
Hue
256.98°
Saturation
74.65 %
Lightness
41.76 %
HSV / HSB
Hue
256.98°
Saturation
85.48 %
Brightness / Value
72.94 %
RYB ryb(76, 52, 191)
Red
76 (29.9%)
Yellow
52 (20.5%)
Blue
191 (75.0%)
HWB
Hue
256.98°
Whiteness
10.59 %
Blackness
27.06 %
CMY
Cyan
71.76%
Magenta
89.41%
Yellow
27.06%
XYZ
X
11.93
Y
5.71
Z
46.93
YXY
Y1
5.71
X
0.18
Y2
0.09
CIE-Lab
L
28.66
A
57.82
B
-74.07
CIE-Lch
L
28.66
C
93.97
H
307.98
CIE-Luv
L
28.66
U
0.88
V
-94.19
Hunter-Lab
L
23.89
A
47.32
B
-99.75
Other
LRV
~ 5.7 %
Munsell Color System
7.2PB 2.7/24

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0
Identical – an exact match
ΔE under 1
Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them
ΔE 1 – 2
Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection
ΔE 2 – 10
Perceptible at a glance
ΔE over 10
Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #481BBA

These are the named colors closest to hex 481BBA, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#0000CD Color Medium Blue
95.10% match | ΔE 4.90
#0014A8 Color Zaffre
93.82% match | ΔE 6.18
#0000FF Color Blue
92.44% match | ΔE 7.56
#6F2DA8 Color Grape
92.42% match | ΔE 7.58

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system


Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to 481BBA.

#4A25AA Color PANTONE 2098 C
97.50% match | ΔE 2.50
#4C12A1 Color PANTONE 2091 C
96.21% match | ΔE 3.79
#1E22AA Color PANTONE 2736 C
95.04% match | ΔE 4.96
#5F259F Color PANTONE 267 C
94.47% match | ΔE 5.53

Paint color for Hex #481BBA

These are the real paint colors closest to hex 481BBA from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from 481BBA once it is on a wall.


PPG Paints

Hex color 481BBA similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #481BBA to PPG Paints


Sherwin Williams

Hex color 481BBA similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #481BBA to Sherwin Williams


Valspar

Hex color 481BBA similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #481BBA to Valspar


Behr

Hex color 481BBA similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #481BBA to Behr


Benjamin Moore

Hex color 481BBA similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #481BBA to Benjamin Moore


Dunn-Edwards

Hex color 481BBA similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #481BBA to Dunn-Edwards


Farrow & Ball

Hex color 481BBA similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #481BBA to Farrow & Ball

#3F4D57 Color Hague Blue (30)
85.97% match | ΔE 14.03
#4A5B6B Color Stiffkey Blue (281)
83.73% match | ΔE 16.27
#3F4666 Color Blue Maize (CB11)
81.42% match | ΔE 18.58

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#481BBA color palettes and scheme combination

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Complementary / Opposite Color

#481BBA
Medium Blue*
#8DBA1B
Apple Green*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #481BBA?

Color that best contrast with #481BBA is #8DBA1B, color name is Apple Green*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.

What color compliments #481BBA?

Complementary or Opposite color for #481BBA is #8DBA1B, color name is Apple Green*.

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