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#496CF5

#496cf5 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cf5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.2% cyan, 55.92% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 227.79°, with 89.58% saturation and 62.35% 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 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.1873

Complementary

  1. #496cf5
  2. #f5d249

Split complementary

  1. #496cf5
  2. #f57c49
  3. #c2f549

Analogous

  1. #49c2f5
  2. #496cf5
  3. #7c49f5

Triadic

  1. #496cf5
  2. #f5496c
  3. #6cf549

Tetradic

  1. #496cf5
  2. #d249f5
  3. #f5d249
  4. #6cf549

Square

  1. #496cf5
  2. #f549c2
  3. #f5d249
  4. #49f57c

Monochromatic

  1. #09279c
  2. #0d39e5
  3. #496cf5
  4. #92a7f9
  5. #dae1fd

Shades

#496cf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cf5
  2. #4261dd
  3. #3a56c4
  4. #334cac
  5. #2c4193
  6. #25367b
  7. #1d2b62
  8. #16204a
  9. #0f1631
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cf5
  2. #5b7bf6
  3. #6d89f7
  4. #8098f8
  5. #92a7f9
  6. #a4b6fa
  7. #b6c4fb
  8. #c8d3fc
  9. #dbe2fd
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cf5
  2. #4f6ee9
  3. #5470de
  4. #5a72d2
  5. #5f74c6
  6. #6576bb
  7. #6a78af
  8. #707aa3
  9. #757c97
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6873b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0080fa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0070f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2179f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cf5 {
  color: #496cf5;
}
Background
.bg-496cf5 {
  background-color: #496cf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cf5 {
  border: 2px solid #496cf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 90% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cf5, #7c49f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 245 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.16 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.66 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.42 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.63 #b6930a Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cf5  rgb(73, 108, 245)  hsl(228, 90%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f5d249  rgb(245, 210, 73)  hsl(48, 90%, 62%)  Mustard
#f5496c  rgb(245, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 90%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cf549  rgb(108, 245, 73)  hsl(108, 90%, 62%)  Neon Green