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#496CF1

#496cf1 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cf1 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.35% green and 94.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.71% cyan, 55.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.49% black. Its hue angle is 227.5°, with 85.71% saturation and 61.57% 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 4.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.98.

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Relative luminance0.1849

Complementary

  1. #496cf1
  2. #f1ce49

Split complementary

  1. #496cf1
  2. #f17a49
  3. #c0f149

Analogous

  1. #49c0f1
  2. #496cf1
  3. #7a49f1

Triadic

  1. #496cf1
  2. #f1496c
  3. #6cf149

Tetradic

  1. #496cf1
  2. #ce49f1
  3. #f1ce49
  4. #6cf149

Square

  1. #496cf1
  2. #f149c0
  3. #f1ce49
  4. #49f17a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2896
  2. #113bdd
  3. #496cf1
  4. #90a5f6
  5. #d7dffc

Shades

#496cf1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cf1
  2. #4261d9
  3. #3a56c1
  4. #334ca9
  5. #2c4191
  6. #253679
  7. #1d2b60
  8. #162048
  9. #0f1630
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cf1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cf1
  2. #5b7bf2
  3. #6d89f4
  4. #8098f5
  5. #92a7f7
  6. #a4b6f8
  7. #b6c4f9
  8. #c8d3fb
  9. #dbe2fc
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cf1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cf1
  2. #4f6ee6
  3. #5470da
  4. #5a72cf
  5. #5f74c4
  6. #6576b9
  7. #6a78ad
  8. #707aa2
  9. #757c97
  10. #7b7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6873b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2678f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006eef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cf1 {
  color: #496cf1;
}
Background
.bg-496cf1 {
  background-color: #496cf1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cf1 {
  border: 2px solid #496cf1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cf1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 241;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 86% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cf1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cf1, #7a49f1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cf1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 241 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.98 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.26 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.48 #b6930e Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cf1  rgb(73, 108, 241)  hsl(228, 86%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f1ce49  rgb(241, 206, 73)  hsl(48, 86%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#f1496c  rgb(241, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 86%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cf149  rgb(108, 241, 73)  hsl(108, 86%, 62%)  Neon Green