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#496CFB

#496cfb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.92% cyan, 56.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 228.2°, with 95.7% saturation and 63.53% 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 4.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.1911

Complementary

  1. #496cfb
  2. #fbd849

Split complementary

  1. #496cfb
  2. #fb7f49
  3. #c5fb49

Analogous

  1. #49c5fb
  2. #496cfb
  3. #7f49fb

Triadic

  1. #496cfb
  2. #fb496c
  3. #6cfb49

Tetradic

  1. #496cfb
  2. #d849fb
  3. #fbd849
  4. #6cfb49

Square

  1. #496cfb
  2. #fb49c5
  3. #fbd849
  4. #49fb7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0424a7
  2. #0534f2
  3. #496cfb
  4. #94a8fd
  5. #dfe5fe

Shades

#496cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cfb
  2. #4261e2
  3. #3a56c9
  4. #334cb0
  5. #2c4197
  6. #25367e
  7. #1d2b64
  8. #16204b
  9. #0f1632
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cfb
  2. #5b7bfb
  3. #6d89fc
  4. #8098fc
  5. #92a7fd
  6. #a4b6fd
  7. #b6c4fd
  8. #c8d3fe
  9. #dbe2fe
  10. #edf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cfb
  2. #4f6eef
  3. #5470e2
  4. #5a72d6
  5. #5f74ca
  6. #6576be
  7. #6a78b1
  8. #707aa5
  9. #757c99
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6974bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1879fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cfb {
  color: #496cfb;
}
Background
.bg-496cfb {
  background-color: #496cfb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cfb {
  border: 2px solid #496cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 96% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cfb, #7f49fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.88 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.45 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.68 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.81 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.91 #b69304 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cfb  rgb(73, 108, 251)  hsl(228, 96%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbd849  rgb(251, 216, 73)  hsl(48, 96%, 64%)  Mustard
#fb496c  rgb(251, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 96%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cfb49  rgb(108, 251, 73)  hsl(108, 96%, 64%)  Neon Green