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#486BF9

#486bf9 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486bf9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 41.96% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.08% cyan, 57.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 228.14°, with 93.65% saturation and 62.94% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.86.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #486bf9
  2. #f9d648

Split complementary

  1. #486bf9
  2. #f97e48
  3. #c3f948

Analogous

  1. #48c3f9
  2. #486bf9
  3. #7e48f9

Triadic

  1. #486bf9
  2. #f9486b
  3. #6bf948

Tetradic

  1. #486bf9
  2. #d648f9
  3. #f9d648
  4. #6bf948

Square

  1. #486bf9
  2. #f948c3
  3. #f9d648
  4. #48f97e

Monochromatic

  1. #0524a3
  2. #0835ed
  3. #486bf9
  4. #92a7fb
  5. #dce3fe

Shades

#486bf9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bf9
  2. #4160e0
  3. #3a56c7
  4. #324bae
  5. #2b4095
  6. #24367d
  7. #1d2b64
  8. #16204b
  9. #0e1532
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bf9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bf9
  2. #5a7afa
  3. #6d89fa
  4. #7f97fb
  5. #91a6fb
  6. #a4b5fc
  7. #b6c4fd
  8. #c8d3fd
  9. #dae1fe
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bf9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bf9
  2. #4e6ded
  3. #536fe1
  4. #5971d5
  5. #5e73c9
  6. #6476bd
  7. #6a78b0
  8. #6f7aa4
  9. #757c98
  10. #7a7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6873ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1678fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bf9 {
  color: #486bf9;
}
Background
.bg-486bf9 {
  background-color: #486bf9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486bf9 {
  border: 2px solid #486bf9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bf9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 94% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bf9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bf9, #7e48f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bf9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 249 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.51 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.78 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.84 #b79406 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486bf9  rgb(72, 107, 249)  hsl(228, 94%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f9d648  rgb(249, 214, 72)  hsl(48, 94%, 63%)  Mustard
#f9486b  rgb(249, 72, 107)  hsl(348, 94%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6bf948  rgb(107, 249, 72)  hsl(108, 94%, 63%)  Neon Green