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#406AFA

#406afa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#406afa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 25.1% red, 41.57% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.4% cyan, 57.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 226.45°, with 94.9% 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.5.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #406afa
  2. #fad040

Split complementary

  1. #406afa
  2. #fa7340
  3. #c7fa40

Analogous

  1. #40c7fa
  2. #406afa
  3. #7340fa

Triadic

  1. #406afa
  2. #fa406a
  3. #6afa40

Tetradic

  1. #406afa
  2. #d040fa
  3. #fad040
  4. #6afa40

Square

  1. #406afa
  2. #fa40c7
  3. #fad040
  4. #40fa73

Monochromatic

  1. #04279d
  2. #0639e7
  3. #406afa
  4. #8ba4fc
  5. #d5defe

Shades

#406afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #406afa
  2. #3a5fe1
  3. #3355c8
  4. #2d4aaf
  5. #264096
  6. #20357d
  7. #1a2a64
  8. #13204b
  9. #0d1532
  10. #060b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#406afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #406afa
  2. #5379fb
  3. #6688fb
  4. #7997fc
  5. #8ca6fc
  6. #a0b5fd
  7. #b3c3fd
  8. #c6d2fe
  9. #d9e1fe
  10. #ecf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#406afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #406afa
  2. #466cee
  3. #4d6ee2
  4. #5371d5
  5. #5a73c9
  6. #6075bd
  7. #6677b1
  8. #6d79a5
  9. #737c98
  10. #7a7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6572ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ef7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0077fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006df8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-406afa {
  color: #406afa;
}
Background
.bg-406afa {
  background-color: #406afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-406afa {
  border: 2px solid #406afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #406afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 64 106 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 95% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-406afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #406afa, #7340fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-406afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(64 106 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.50 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.18 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.01 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.65 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.76 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.86 #bf9505 Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#406afa  rgb(64, 106, 250)  hsl(226, 95%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fad040  rgb(250, 208, 64)  hsl(46, 95%, 62%)  Sunglow
#fa406a  rgb(250, 64, 106)  hsl(346, 95%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6afa40  rgb(106, 250, 64)  hsl(106, 95%, 62%)  Neon Green