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#4866EA

#4866ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4866ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 40% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.23% cyan, 56.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.89°, with 79.41% saturation and 60% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.29.

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Relative luminance0.1682

Complementary

  1. #4866ea
  2. #eacc48

Split complementary

  1. #4866ea
  2. #ea7b48
  3. #b7ea48

Analogous

  1. #48b7ea
  2. #4866ea
  3. #7b48ea

Triadic

  1. #4866ea
  2. #ea4866
  3. #66ea48

Tetradic

  1. #4866ea
  2. #cc48ea
  3. #eacc48
  4. #66ea48

Square

  1. #4866ea
  2. #ea48b7
  3. #eacc48
  4. #48ea7b

Monochromatic

  1. #102689
  2. #1839ce
  3. #4866ea
  4. #8d9ff2
  5. #d1d9fa

Shades

#4866ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4866ea
  2. #415cd3
  3. #3a52bb
  4. #3247a4
  5. #2b3d8c
  6. #243375
  7. #1d295e
  8. #161f46
  9. #0e142f
  10. #070a17
  11. #000000

Tints

#4866ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4866ea
  2. #5a75ec
  3. #6d85ee
  4. #7f94f0
  5. #91a3f2
  6. #a4b3f5
  7. #b6c2f7
  8. #c8d1f9
  9. #dae0fb
  10. #edf0fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4866ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4866ea
  2. #4e69df
  3. #536bd5
  4. #596eca
  5. #5e70c0
  6. #6473b5
  7. #6a76aa
  8. #6f78a0
  9. #757b95
  10. #7a7d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #646daf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007aee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00869e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2072ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0069e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007bc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4866ea {
  color: #4866ea;
}
Background
.bg-4866ea {
  background-color: #4866ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4866ea {
  border: 2px solid #4866ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4866ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 102 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4866ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4866ea, #7b48ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4866ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 102 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.11 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 5.68 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.82 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.83 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.74 #b79915 Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#4866ea  rgb(72, 102, 234)  hsl(229, 79%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eacc48  rgb(234, 204, 72)  hsl(49, 79%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#ea4866  rgb(234, 72, 102)  hsl(349, 79%, 60%)  Neon Fuchsia
#66ea48  rgb(102, 234, 72)  hsl(109, 79%, 60%)  Neon Green