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#496CF7

#496cf7 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cf7 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 96.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.45% cyan, 56.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.14% black. Its hue angle is 227.93°, with 91.58% saturation and 62.75% 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 4.77:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.08.

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Relative luminance0.1886

Complementary

  1. #496cf7
  2. #f7d449

Split complementary

  1. #496cf7
  2. #f77d49
  3. #c3f749

Analogous

  1. #49c3f7
  2. #496cf7
  3. #7d49f7

Triadic

  1. #496cf7
  2. #f7496c
  3. #6cf749

Tetradic

  1. #496cf7
  2. #d449f7
  3. #f7d449
  4. #6cf749

Square

  1. #496cf7
  2. #f749c3
  3. #f7d449
  4. #49f77d

Monochromatic

  1. #0726a0
  2. #0a37e9
  3. #496cf7
  4. #92a7fa
  5. #dce2fd

Shades

#496cf7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cf7
  2. #4261de
  3. #3a56c6
  4. #334cad
  5. #2c4194
  6. #25367c
  7. #1d2b63
  8. #16204a
  9. #0f1631
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cf7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cf7
  2. #5b7bf8
  3. #6d89f9
  4. #8098f9
  5. #92a7fa
  6. #a4b6fb
  7. #b6c4fc
  8. #c8d3fd
  9. #dbe2fd
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cf7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cf7
  2. #4f6eeb
  3. #5470df
  4. #5a72d3
  5. #5f74c7
  6. #6576bc
  7. #6a78b0
  8. #707aa4
  9. #757c98
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6874b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008ea7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1e79fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cf7 {
  color: #496cf7;
}
Background
.bg-496cf7 {
  background-color: #496cf7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cf7 {
  border: 2px solid #496cf7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cf7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 247;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 92% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cf7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cf7, #7d49f7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cf7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 247 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.08 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.34 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.59 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.47 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.55 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.72 #b69308 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cf7  rgb(73, 108, 247)  hsl(228, 92%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f7d449  rgb(247, 212, 73)  hsl(48, 92%, 63%)  Mustard
#f7496c  rgb(247, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 92%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cf749  rgb(108, 247, 73)  hsl(108, 92%, 63%)  Neon Green