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#4566EA

#4566ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4566ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.51% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 79.71% saturation and 59.41% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.29.

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Relative luminance0.1671

Complementary

  1. #4566ea
  2. #eac945

Split complementary

  1. #4566ea
  2. #ea7645
  3. #b8ea45

Analogous

  1. #45b8ea
  2. #4566ea
  3. #7645ea

Triadic

  1. #4566ea
  2. #ea4566
  3. #66ea45

Tetradic

  1. #4566ea
  2. #c945ea
  3. #eac945
  4. #66ea45

Square

  1. #4566ea
  2. #ea45b8
  3. #eac945
  4. #45ea76

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2787
  2. #173bcc
  3. #4566ea
  4. #8a9ff2
  5. #ced7fa

Shades

#4566ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4566ea
  2. #3e5cd3
  3. #3752bb
  4. #3047a4
  5. #293d8c
  6. #233375
  7. #1c295e
  8. #151f46
  9. #0e142f
  10. #070a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4566ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4566ea
  2. #5875ec
  3. #6a85ee
  4. #7d94f0
  5. #8fa3f2
  6. #a2b3f5
  7. #b5c2f7
  8. #c7d1f9
  9. #dae0fb
  10. #ecf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4566ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4566ea
  2. #4b69df
  3. #516bd5
  4. #576eca
  5. #5d70c0
  6. #6373b5
  7. #6876aa
  8. #6e78a0
  9. #747b95
  10. #7a7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #636daf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006ae7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00879e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d72ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4566ea {
  color: #4566ea;
}
Background
.bg-4566ea {
  background-color: #4566ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4566ea {
  border: 2px solid #4566ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4566ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 80% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4566ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4566ea, #7645ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4566ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 1.86 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.45 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.08 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.37 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.66 #ba9915 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#4566ea  rgb(69, 102, 234)  hsl(228, 80%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eac945  rgb(234, 201, 69)  hsl(48, 80%, 59%)  Jonquil
#ea4566  rgb(234, 69, 102)  hsl(348, 80%, 59%)  Neon Fuchsia
#66ea45  rgb(102, 234, 69)  hsl(108, 80%, 59%)  Neon Green