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#486BFA

#486bfa ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486bfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.2% cyan, 57.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 228.2°, with 94.68% saturation and 63.14% 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 4.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.188

Complementary

  1. #486bfa
  2. #fad748

Split complementary

  1. #486bfa
  2. #fa7e48
  3. #c4fa48

Analogous

  1. #48c4fa
  2. #486bfa
  3. #7e48fa

Triadic

  1. #486bfa
  2. #fa486b
  3. #6bfa48

Tetradic

  1. #486bfa
  2. #d748fa
  3. #fad748
  4. #6bfa48

Square

  1. #486bfa
  2. #fa48c4
  3. #fad748
  4. #48fa7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0424a5
  2. #0734ef
  3. #486bfa
  4. #92a7fc
  5. #dde3fe

Shades

#486bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486bfa
  2. #4160e1
  3. #3a56c8
  4. #324baf
  5. #2b4096
  6. #24367d
  7. #1d2b64
  8. #16204b
  9. #0e1532
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#486bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486bfa
  2. #5a7afb
  3. #6d89fb
  4. #7f97fc
  5. #91a6fc
  6. #a4b5fd
  7. #b6c4fd
  8. #c8d3fe
  9. #dae1fe
  10. #edf0ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486bfa
  2. #4e6dee
  3. #536fe2
  4. #5971d5
  5. #5e73c9
  6. #6476bd
  7. #6a78b1
  8. #6f7aa5
  9. #757c98
  10. #7a7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6873bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1479fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486bfa {
  color: #486bfa;
}
Background
.bg-486bfa {
  background-color: #486bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486bfa {
  border: 2px solid #486bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 107 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 95% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486bfa, #7e48fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 107 250 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.64 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.51 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.48 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.90 #b79405 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486bfa  rgb(72, 107, 250)  hsl(228, 95%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fad748  rgb(250, 215, 72)  hsl(48, 95%, 63%)  Mustard
#fa486b  rgb(250, 72, 107)  hsl(348, 95%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6bfa48  rgb(107, 250, 72)  hsl(108, 95%, 63%)  Neon Green