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#496CF0

#496cf0 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cf0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.35% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.58% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 227.43°, with 84.77% saturation and 61.37% 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 4.69:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.99.

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Relative luminance0.1843

Complementary

  1. #496cf0
  2. #f0cd49

Split complementary

  1. #496cf0
  2. #f07a49
  3. #bff049

Analogous

  1. #49bff0
  2. #496cf0
  3. #7a49f0

Triadic

  1. #496cf0
  2. #f0496c
  3. #6cf049

Tetradic

  1. #496cf0
  2. #cd49f0
  3. #f0cd49
  4. #6cf049

Square

  1. #496cf0
  2. #f049bf
  3. #f0cd49
  4. #49f07a

Monochromatic

  1. #0c2994
  2. #123cda
  3. #496cf0
  4. #90a5f6
  5. #d6defc

Shades

#496cf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cf0
  2. #4261d8
  3. #3a56c0
  4. #334ca8
  5. #2c4190
  6. #253678
  7. #1d2b60
  8. #162048
  9. #0f1630
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cf0
  2. #5b7bf2
  3. #6d89f3
  4. #8098f5
  5. #92a7f6
  6. #a4b6f8
  7. #b6c4f9
  8. #c8d3fb
  9. #dbe2fc
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cf0
  2. #4f6ee5
  3. #5470da
  4. #5a72ce
  5. #5f74c3
  6. #6576b8
  7. #6a78ad
  8. #707aa2
  9. #757c96
  10. #7b7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #777777 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6873b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #007ff5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ca4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2778f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006eee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cf0 {
  color: #496cf0;
}
Background
.bg-496cf0 {
  background-color: #496cf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cf0 {
  border: 2px solid #496cf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 85% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cf0, #7a49f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 240 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 2.58 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.25 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.88 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.12 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.45 #b6930f Inverted #777777 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cf0  rgb(73, 108, 240)  hsl(227, 85%, 61%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f0cd49  rgb(240, 205, 73)  hsl(47, 85%, 61%)  Naples Yellow
#f0496c  rgb(240, 73, 108)  hsl(347, 85%, 61%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cf049  rgb(108, 240, 73)  hsl(107, 85%, 61%)  Neon Green