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#496CF8

#496cf8 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496cf8 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 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.56% cyan, 56.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 228°, with 92.59% saturation and 62.94% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.12.

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Relative luminance0.1892

Complementary

  1. #496cf8
  2. #f8d549

Split complementary

  1. #496cf8
  2. #f87d49
  3. #c3f849

Analogous

  1. #49c3f8
  2. #496cf8
  3. #7d49f8

Triadic

  1. #496cf8
  2. #f8496c
  3. #6cf849

Tetradic

  1. #496cf8
  2. #d549f8
  3. #f8d549
  4. #6cf849

Square

  1. #496cf8
  2. #f849c3
  3. #f8d549
  4. #49f87d

Monochromatic

  1. #0625a2
  2. #0936eb
  3. #496cf8
  4. #93a7fb
  5. #dce3fe

Shades

#496cf8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496cf8
  2. #4261df
  3. #3a56c6
  4. #334cae
  5. #2c4195
  6. #25367c
  7. #1d2b63
  8. #16204a
  9. #0f1632
  10. #070b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#496cf8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496cf8
  2. #5b7bf9
  3. #6d89f9
  4. #8098fa
  5. #92a7fb
  6. #a4b6fc
  7. #b6c4fc
  8. #c8d3fd
  9. #dbe2fe
  10. #edf0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496cf8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496cf8
  2. #4f6eec
  3. #5470e0
  4. #5a72d4
  5. #5f74c8
  6. #6576bc
  7. #6a78b0
  8. #707aa4
  9. #757c98
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6974ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0071f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #1d79fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #006ff6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0082cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496cf8 {
  color: #496cf8;
}
Background
.bg-496cf8 {
  background-color: #496cf8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496cf8 {
  border: 2px solid #496cf8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496cf8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 108 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 93% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496cf8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496cf8, #7d49f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496cf8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 108 248 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.52 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.36 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.52 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.76 #b69307 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496cf8  rgb(73, 108, 248)  hsl(228, 93%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f8d549  rgb(248, 213, 73)  hsl(48, 93%, 63%)  Mustard
#f8496c  rgb(248, 73, 108)  hsl(348, 93%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6cf849  rgb(108, 248, 73)  hsl(108, 93%, 63%)  Neon Green