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#486EFF

#486eff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486eff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 43.14% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.76% cyan, 56.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 227.54°, with 100% saturation and 64.12% 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 4.95:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.08.

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Relative luminance0.1975

Complementary

  1. #486eff
  2. #ffd948

Split complementary

  1. #486eff
  2. #ff7e48
  3. #caff48

Analogous

  1. #48caff
  2. #486eff
  3. #7e48ff

Triadic

  1. #486eff
  2. #ff486e
  3. #6eff48

Tetradic

  1. #486eff
  2. #d948ff
  3. #ffd948
  4. #6eff48

Square

  1. #486eff
  2. #ff48ca
  3. #ffd948
  4. #48ff7e

Monochromatic

  1. #0024ae
  2. #0034fb
  3. #486eff
  4. #95abff
  5. #e1e7ff

Shades

#486eff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486eff
  2. #4163e6
  3. #3a58cc
  4. #324db3
  5. #2b4299
  6. #243780
  7. #1d2c66
  8. #16214d
  9. #0e1633
  10. #070b1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#486eff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486eff
  2. #5a7dff
  3. #6d8bff
  4. #7f9aff
  5. #91a8ff
  6. #a4b7ff
  7. #b6c5ff
  8. #c8d4ff
  9. #dae2ff
  10. #edf1ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486eff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486eff
  2. #4e70f2
  3. #5372e6
  4. #5973d9
  5. #5e75cc
  6. #6477c0
  7. #6a79b3
  8. #6f7ba6
  9. #757c99
  10. #7a7e8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a76bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0073fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0092ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #157cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0085d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486eff {
  color: #486eff;
}
Background
.bg-486eff {
  background-color: #486eff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486eff {
  border: 2px solid #486eff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486eff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 110 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486eff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486eff, #7e48ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486eff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 110 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.08 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.22 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.49 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.47 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.61 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 10.33 #b79100 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486eff  rgb(72, 110, 255)  hsl(228, 100%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ffd948  rgb(255, 217, 72)  hsl(48, 100%, 64%)  Mustard
#ff486e  rgb(255, 72, 110)  hsl(348, 100%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6eff48  rgb(110, 255, 72)  hsl(108, 100%, 64%)  Neon Green