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#486DFD

#486dfd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.54% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 227.73°, with 97.84% saturation and 63.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.67.

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Relative luminance0.1941

Complementary

  1. #486dfd
  2. #fdd848

Split complementary

  1. #486dfd
  2. #fd7e48
  3. #c8fd48

Analogous

  1. #48c8fd
  2. #486dfd
  3. #7e48fd

Triadic

  1. #486dfd
  2. #fd486d
  3. #6dfd48

Tetradic

  1. #486dfd
  2. #d848fd
  3. #fdd848
  4. #6dfd48

Square

  1. #486dfd
  2. #fd48c8
  3. #fdd848
  4. #48fd7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0224aa
  2. #0334f6
  3. #486dfd
  4. #94a9fe
  5. #dfe6ff

Shades

#486dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486dfd
  2. #4162e4
  3. #3a57ca
  4. #324cb1
  5. #2b4198
  6. #24377f
  7. #1d2c65
  8. #16214c
  9. #0e1633
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#486dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486dfd
  2. #5a7cfd
  3. #6d8afd
  4. #7f99fe
  5. #91a7fe
  6. #a4b6fe
  7. #b6c5fe
  8. #c8d3fe
  9. #dae2ff
  10. #edf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486dfd
  2. #4e6ff1
  3. #5371e4
  4. #5973d8
  5. #5e75cb
  6. #6477bf
  7. #6a78b2
  8. #6f7aa6
  9. #757c99
  10. #7a7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6975bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #157aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486dfd {
  color: #486dfd;
}
Background
.bg-486dfd {
  background-color: #486dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486dfd {
  border: 2px solid #486dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486dfd, #7e48fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.27 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.67 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 10.28 #b79202 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486dfd  rgb(72, 109, 253)  hsl(228, 98%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdd848  rgb(253, 216, 72)  hsl(48, 98%, 64%)  Mustard
#fd486d  rgb(253, 72, 109)  hsl(348, 98%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd48  rgb(109, 253, 72)  hsl(108, 98%, 64%)  Neon Green