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#496CFA

#496cfa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cfa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.35% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.8% cyan, 56.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 228.14°, with 94.65% saturation and 63.33% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.23.

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Relative luminance0.1904

Complementary

  1. #496cfa
  2. #fad749

Split complementary

  1. #496cfa
  2. #fa7f49
  3. #c4fa49

Analogous

  1. #49c4fa
  2. #496cfa
  3. #7f49fa

Triadic

  1. #496cfa
  2. #fa496c
  3. #6cfa49

Tetradic

  1. #496cfa
  2. #d749fa
  3. #fad749
  4. #6cfa49

Square

  1. #496cfa
  2. #fa49c4
  3. #fad749
  4. #49fa7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0524a5
  2. #0735f0
  3. #496cfa
  4. #93a8fc
  5. #dee4fe

Shades

#496cfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cfa
  2. #4261e1
  3. #3a56c8
  4. #334caf
  5. #2c4196
  6. #25367d
  7. #1d2b64
  8. #16204b
  9. #0f1632
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cfa
  2. #5b7bfb
  3. #6d89fb
  4. #8098fc
  5. #92a7fc
  6. #a4b6fd
  7. #b6c4fd
  8. #c8d3fe
  9. #dbe2fe
  10. #edf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cfa
  2. #4f6eee
  3. #5470e2
  4. #5a72d5
  5. #5f74c9
  6. #6576bd
  7. #6a78b1
  8. #707aa5
  9. #757c98
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6974bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1979fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cfa {
  color: #496cfa;
}
Background
.bg-496cfa {
  background-color: #496cfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cfa {
  border: 2px solid #496cfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cfa, #7f49fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.23 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.76 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.42 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.62 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.75 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.86 #b69305 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cfa  rgb(73, 108, 250)  hsl(228, 95%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fad749  rgb(250, 215, 73)  hsl(48, 95%, 63%)  Mustard
#fa496c  rgb(250, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 95%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cfa49  rgb(108, 250, 73)  hsl(108, 95%, 63%)  Neon Green