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#486EF2

#486ef2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486ef2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 43.14% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.25% cyan, 54.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 226.59°, 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 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.62.

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Relative luminance0.1894

Complementary

  1. #486ef2
  2. #f2cc48

Split complementary

  1. #486ef2
  2. #f27748
  3. #c3f248

Analogous

  1. #48c3f2
  2. #486ef2
  3. #7748f2

Triadic

  1. #486ef2
  2. #f2486e
  3. #6ef248

Tetradic

  1. #486ef2
  2. #cc48f2
  3. #f2cc48
  4. #6ef248

Square

  1. #486ef2
  2. #f248c3
  3. #f2cc48
  4. #48f277

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2a96
  2. #103ede
  3. #486ef2
  4. #8fa7f7
  5. #d7dffc

Shades

#486ef2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ef2
  2. #4163da
  3. #3a58c2
  4. #324da9
  5. #2b4291
  6. #243779
  7. #1d2c61
  8. #162149
  9. #0e1630
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ef2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ef2
  2. #5a7df3
  3. #6d8bf5
  4. #7f9af6
  5. #91a8f7
  6. #a4b7f9
  7. #b6c5fa
  8. #c8d4fb
  9. #dae2fc
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ef2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ef2
  2. #4e70e7
  3. #5372db
  4. #5973d0
  5. #5e75c4
  6. #6477b9
  7. #6a79ae
  8. #6f7ba2
  9. #757c97
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6874b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #287af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0070f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486ef2 {
  color: #486ef2;
}
Background
.bg-486ef2 {
  background-color: #486ef2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486ef2 {
  border: 2px solid #486ef2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ef2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ef2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ef2, #7748f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ef2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.62 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.02 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.80 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.73 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.19 #b7910d Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486ef2  rgb(72, 110, 242)  hsl(227, 87%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2cc48  rgb(242, 204, 72)  hsl(47, 87%, 62%)  Saffron
#f2486e  rgb(242, 72, 110)  hsl(347, 87%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ef248  rgb(110, 242, 72)  hsl(107, 87%, 62%)  Neon Green