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#486BF2

#486bf2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486bf2 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 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.25% cyan, 55.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 227.65°, 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 4.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.64.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.183

Complementary

  1. #486bf2
  2. #f2cf48

Split complementary

  1. #486bf2
  2. #f27a48
  3. #c0f248

Analogous

  1. #48c0f2
  2. #486bf2
  3. #7a48f2

Triadic

  1. #486bf2
  2. #f2486b
  3. #6bf248

Tetradic

  1. #486bf2
  2. #cf48f2
  3. #f2cf48
  4. #6bf248

Square

  1. #486bf2
  2. #f248c0
  3. #f2cf48
  4. #48f27a

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2796
  2. #103ade
  3. #486bf2
  4. #8fa5f7
  5. #d7dffc

Shades

#486bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bf2
  2. #4160da
  3. #3a56c2
  4. #324ba9
  5. #2b4091
  6. #243679
  7. #1d2b61
  8. #162049
  9. #0e1530
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bf2
  2. #5a7af3
  3. #6d89f5
  4. #7f97f6
  5. #91a6f7
  6. #a4b5f9
  7. #b6c4fa
  8. #c8d3fb
  9. #dae1fc
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bf2
  2. #4e6de7
  3. #536fdb
  4. #5971d0
  5. #5e73c4
  6. #6476b9
  7. #6a78ae
  8. #6f7aa2
  9. #757c97
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6772b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #006fef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2177f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006df0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0080c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bf2 {
  color: #486bf2;
}
Background
.bg-486bf2 {
  background-color: #486bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #486bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bf2, #7a48f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.64 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.67 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.37 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.78 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.32 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.40 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.45 #b7940d Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486bf2  rgb(72, 107, 242)  hsl(228, 87%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2cf48  rgb(242, 207, 72)  hsl(48, 87%, 62%)  Naples Yellow
#f2486b  rgb(242, 72, 107)  hsl(348, 87%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6bf248  rgb(107, 242, 72)  hsl(108, 87%, 62%)  Neon Green