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#4656FF

#4656ff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4656ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 33.73% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.55% cyan, 66.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 234.81°, with 100% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.08.

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Relative luminance0.1518

Complementary

  1. #4656ff
  2. #ffef46

Split complementary

  1. #4656ff
  2. #ff9346
  3. #b3ff46

Analogous

  1. #46b3ff
  2. #4656ff
  3. #9346ff

Triadic

  1. #4656ff
  2. #ff4656
  3. #56ff46

Tetradic

  1. #4656ff
  2. #ef46ff
  3. #ffef46
  4. #56ff46

Square

  1. #4656ff
  2. #ff46b3
  3. #ffef46
  4. #46ff93

Monochromatic

  1. #000fac
  2. #0015f9
  3. #4656ff
  4. #939cff
  5. #dfe2ff

Shades

#4656ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4656ff
  2. #3f4de6
  3. #3845cc
  4. #313cb3
  5. #2a3499
  6. #232b80
  7. #1c2266
  8. #151a4d
  9. #0e1133
  10. #07091a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4656ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4656ff
  2. #5967ff
  3. #6b78ff
  4. #7e89ff
  5. #909aff
  6. #a3abff
  7. #b5bbff
  8. #c8ccff
  9. #daddff
  10. #edeeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4656ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4656ff
  2. #4c5af2
  3. #525ee6
  4. #5763d9
  5. #5d67cc
  6. #636bc0
  7. #696fb3
  8. #6f73a6
  9. #747899
  10. #7a7c8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5f64ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0064fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0084a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4656ff {
  color: #4656ff;
}
Background
.bg-4656ff {
  background-color: #4656ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4656ff {
  border: 2px solid #4656ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4656ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 86 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4656ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4656ff, #9346ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4656ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 86 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.08 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 5.29 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.19 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.27 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.74 #b9a900 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#4656ff  rgb(70, 86, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ffef46  rgb(255, 239, 70)  hsl(55, 100%, 64%)  Aureolin
#ff4656  rgb(255, 70, 86)  hsl(355, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#56ff46  rgb(86, 255, 70)  hsl(115, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green