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#496DFD

#496dfd ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.75% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.15% cyan, 56.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 97.83% saturation and 63.92% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.69.

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Relative luminance0.1945

Complementary

  1. #496dfd
  2. #fdd949

Split complementary

  1. #496dfd
  2. #fd7f49
  3. #c7fd49

Analogous

  1. #49c7fd
  2. #496dfd
  3. #7f49fd

Triadic

  1. #496dfd
  2. #fd496d
  3. #6dfd49

Tetradic

  1. #496dfd
  2. #d949fd
  3. #fdd949
  4. #6dfd49

Square

  1. #496dfd
  2. #fd49c7
  3. #fdd949
  4. #49fd7f

Monochromatic

  1. #0224ab
  2. #0334f7
  3. #496dfd
  4. #95aafe
  5. #e0e6ff

Shades

#496dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496dfd
  2. #4262e4
  3. #3a57ca
  4. #334cb1
  5. #2c4198
  6. #25377f
  7. #1d2c65
  8. #16214c
  9. #0f1633
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#496dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496dfd
  2. #5b7cfd
  3. #6d8afd
  4. #8099fe
  5. #92a7fe
  6. #a4b6fe
  7. #b6c5fe
  8. #c8d3fe
  9. #dbe2ff
  10. #edf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496dfd
  2. #4f6ff1
  3. #5471e4
  4. #5a73d8
  5. #5f75cb
  6. #6577bf
  7. #6a78b2
  8. #707aa6
  9. #757c99
  10. #7b7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a75bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0083ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0091aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #177bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070fb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084d1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496dfd {
  color: #496dfd;
}
Background
.bg-496dfd {
  background-color: #496dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496dfd {
  border: 2px solid #496dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 109 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 98% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496dfd, #7f49fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 109 253 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.57 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.74 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 10.26 #b69202 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496dfd  rgb(73, 109, 253)  hsl(228, 98%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fdd949  rgb(253, 217, 73)  hsl(48, 98%, 64%)  Mustard
#fd496d  rgb(253, 73, 109)  hsl(348, 98%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6dfd49  rgb(109, 253, 73)  hsl(108, 98%, 64%)  Neon Green