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#496CF4

#496cf4 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cf4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 42.35% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.08% cyan, 55.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 227.72°, with 88.6% saturation and 62.16% 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 4.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1867

Complementary

  1. #496cf4
  2. #f4d149

Split complementary

  1. #496cf4
  2. #f47c49
  3. #c2f449

Analogous

  1. #49c2f4
  2. #496cf4
  3. #7c49f4

Triadic

  1. #496cf4
  2. #f4496c
  3. #6cf449

Tetradic

  1. #496cf4
  2. #d149f4
  3. #f4d149
  4. #6cf449

Square

  1. #496cf4
  2. #f449c2
  3. #f4d149
  4. #49f47c

Monochromatic

  1. #09279b
  2. #0e39e3
  3. #496cf4
  4. #91a6f8
  5. #d9e1fd

Shades

#496cf4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cf4
  2. #4261dc
  3. #3a56c3
  4. #334cab
  5. #2c4192
  6. #25367a
  7. #1d2b62
  8. #162049
  9. #0f1631
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cf4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cf4
  2. #5b7bf5
  3. #6d89f6
  4. #8098f7
  5. #92a7f8
  6. #a4b6fa
  7. #b6c4fb
  8. #c8d3fc
  9. #dbe2fd
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cf4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cf4
  2. #4f6ee8
  3. #5470dd
  4. #5a72d1
  5. #5f74c6
  6. #6576ba
  7. #6a78ae
  8. #707aa3
  9. #757c97
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.44:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6873b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008da6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2278f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ef2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0081ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cf4 {
  color: #496cf4;
}
Background
.bg-496cf4 {
  background-color: #496cf4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cf4 {
  border: 2px solid #496cf4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cf4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cf4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cf4, #7c49f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cf4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 244 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 1.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.05 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.28 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.70 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.31 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.35 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.59 #b6930b Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cf4  rgb(73, 108, 244)  hsl(228, 89%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f4d149  rgb(244, 209, 73)  hsl(48, 89%, 62%)  Mustard
#f4496c  rgb(244, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 89%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cf449  rgb(108, 244, 73)  hsl(108, 89%, 62%)  Neon Green