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#486FF2

#486ff2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#486ff2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.24% red, 43.53% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.25% cyan, 54.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 226.24°, 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.96.

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Relative luminance0.1916

Complementary

  1. #486ff2
  2. #f2cb48

Split complementary

  1. #486ff2
  2. #f27648
  3. #c4f248

Analogous

  1. #48c4f2
  2. #486ff2
  3. #7648f2

Triadic

  1. #486ff2
  2. #f2486f
  3. #6ff248

Tetradic

  1. #486ff2
  2. #cb48f2
  3. #f2cb48
  4. #6ff248

Square

  1. #486ff2
  2. #f248c4
  3. #f2cb48
  4. #48f276

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2b96
  2. #103fde
  3. #486ff2
  4. #8fa7f7
  5. #d7dffc

Shades

#486ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #486ff2
  2. #4164da
  3. #3a59c2
  4. #324ea9
  5. #2b4391
  6. #243879
  7. #1d2c61
  8. #162149
  9. #0e1630
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#486ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #486ff2
  2. #5a7df3
  3. #6d8cf5
  4. #7f9af6
  5. #91a9f7
  6. #a4b7f9
  7. #b6c5fa
  8. #c8d4fb
  9. #dae2fc
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#486ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #486ff2
  2. #4e71e7
  3. #5372db
  4. #5974d0
  5. #5e76c4
  6. #6478b9
  7. #6a79ae
  8. #6f7ba2
  9. #757d97
  10. #7a7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6975b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2a7af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0371f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-486ff2 {
  color: #486ff2;
}
Background
.bg-486ff2 {
  background-color: #486ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-486ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #486ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #486ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 72 111 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-486ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #486ff2, #7648f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-486ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(72 111 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.65 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.35 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.51 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.04 #b7900d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#486ff2  rgb(72, 111, 242)  hsl(226, 87%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2cb48  rgb(242, 203, 72)  hsl(46, 87%, 62%)  Saffron
#f2486f  rgb(242, 72, 111)  hsl(346, 87%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ff248  rgb(111, 242, 72)  hsl(106, 87%, 62%)  Neon Green