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#496CFC

#496cfc ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cfc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.03% cyan, 57.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 228.27°, with 96.76% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.36.

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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #496cfc
  2. #fcd949

Split complementary

  1. #496cfc
  2. #fc8049
  3. #c6fc49

Analogous

  1. #49c6fc
  2. #496cfc
  3. #8049fc

Triadic

  1. #496cfc
  2. #fc496c
  3. #6cfc49

Tetradic

  1. #496cfc
  2. #d949fc
  3. #fcd949
  4. #6cfc49

Square

  1. #496cfc
  2. #fc49c6
  3. #fcd949
  4. #49fc80

Monochromatic

  1. #0323a9
  2. #0433f4
  3. #496cfc
  4. #94a9fd
  5. #e0e6fe

Shades

#496cfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cfc
  2. #4261e3
  3. #3a56ca
  4. #334cb0
  5. #2c4197
  6. #25367e
  7. #1d2b65
  8. #16204c
  9. #0f1632
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cfc
  2. #5b7bfc
  3. #6d89fd
  4. #8098fd
  5. #92a7fd
  6. #a4b6fe
  7. #b6c4fe
  8. #c8d3fe
  9. #dbe2fe
  10. #edf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cfc
  2. #4f6ef0
  3. #5470e3
  4. #5a72d7
  5. #5f74ca
  6. #6576be
  7. #6a78b2
  8. #707aa5
  9. #757c99
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6974bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0090aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #167aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ffa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cfc {
  color: #496cfc;
}
Background
.bg-496cfc {
  background-color: #496cfc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cfc {
  border: 2px solid #496cfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 97% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cfc, #8049fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 252 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.36 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.00 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.49 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.73 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.88 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.96 #b69303 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cfc  rgb(73, 108, 252)  hsl(228, 97%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fcd949  rgb(252, 217, 73)  hsl(48, 97%, 64%)  Mustard
#fc496c  rgb(252, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 97%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cfc49  rgb(108, 252, 73)  hsl(108, 97%, 64%)  Neon Green