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#486BF0

#486bf0 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486bf0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.96% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70% cyan, 55.42% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 227.5°, with 84.85% saturation and 61.18% 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 4.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.67.

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Relative luminance0.1818

Complementary

  1. #486bf0
  2. #f0cd48

Split complementary

  1. #486bf0
  2. #f07948
  3. #bff048

Analogous

  1. #48bff0
  2. #486bf0
  3. #7948f0

Triadic

  1. #486bf0
  2. #f0486b
  3. #6bf048

Tetradic

  1. #486bf0
  2. #cd48f0
  3. #f0cd48
  4. #6bf048

Square

  1. #486bf0
  2. #f048bf
  3. #f0cd48
  4. #48f079

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2893
  2. #123bda
  3. #486bf0
  4. #8fa4f6
  5. #d5ddfc

Shades

#486bf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bf0
  2. #4160d8
  3. #3a56c0
  4. #324ba8
  5. #2b4090
  6. #243678
  7. #1d2b60
  8. #162048
  9. #0e1530
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bf0
  2. #5a7af2
  3. #6d89f3
  4. #7f97f5
  5. #91a6f6
  6. #a4b5f8
  7. #b6c4f9
  8. #c8d3fb
  9. #dae1fc
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bf0
  2. #4e6de5
  3. #536fda
  4. #5971ce
  5. #5e73c3
  6. #6476b8
  7. #6a78ad
  8. #6f7aa2
  9. #757c96
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6772b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ef5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2477f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006dee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bf0 {
  color: #486bf0;
}
Background
.bg-486bf0 {
  background-color: #486bf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486bf0 {
  border: 2px solid #486bf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 85% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bf0, #7948f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 240 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.43 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.87 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.25 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.28 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.36 #b7940f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486bf0  rgb(72, 107, 240)  hsl(228, 85%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f0cd48  rgb(240, 205, 72)  hsl(48, 85%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#f0486b  rgb(240, 72, 107)  hsl(348, 85%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6bf048  rgb(107, 240, 72)  hsl(108, 85%, 61%)  Neon Green