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#486AF2

#486af2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486af2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.57% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.25% cyan, 56.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 86.73% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.34.

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Relative luminance0.181

Complementary

  1. #486af2
  2. #f2d048

Split complementary

  1. #486af2
  2. #f27b48
  3. #bff248

Analogous

  1. #48bff2
  2. #486af2
  3. #7b48f2

Triadic

  1. #486af2
  2. #f2486a
  3. #6af248

Tetradic

  1. #486af2
  2. #d048f2
  3. #f2d048
  4. #6af248

Square

  1. #486af2
  2. #f248bf
  3. #f2d048
  4. #48f27b

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2796
  2. #1039de
  3. #486af2
  4. #8fa4f7
  5. #d7defc

Shades

#486af2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486af2
  2. #415fda
  3. #3a55c2
  4. #324aa9
  5. #2b4091
  6. #243579
  7. #1d2a61
  8. #162049
  9. #0e1530
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#486af2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486af2
  2. #5a79f3
  3. #6d88f5
  4. #7f97f6
  5. #91a6f7
  6. #a4b5f9
  7. #b6c3fa
  8. #c8d2fb
  9. #dae1fc
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486af2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486af2
  2. #4e6ce7
  3. #536edb
  4. #5971d0
  5. #5e73c4
  6. #6475b9
  7. #6a77ae
  8. #6f79a2
  9. #757c97
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6771b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006eef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1f77f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007fc8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486af2 {
  color: #486af2;
}
Background
.bg-486af2 {
  background-color: #486af2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486af2 {
  border: 2px solid #486af2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486af2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 106 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486af2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486af2, #7b48f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486af2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 106 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.34 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.63 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.59 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.67 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.07 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.65 #b7950d Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486af2  rgb(72, 106, 242)  hsl(228, 87%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2d048  rgb(242, 208, 72)  hsl(48, 87%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#f2486a  rgb(242, 72, 106)  hsl(348, 87%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6af248  rgb(106, 242, 72)  hsl(108, 87%, 62%)  Neon Green