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#496FF2

#496ff2 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496ff2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 43.53% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 69.83% cyan, 54.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 226.51°, with 86.67% saturation and 61.76% 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 4.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.192

Complementary

  1. #496ff2
  2. #f2cc49

Split complementary

  1. #496ff2
  2. #f27749
  3. #c3f249

Analogous

  1. #49c3f2
  2. #496ff2
  3. #7749f2

Triadic

  1. #496ff2
  2. #f2496f
  3. #6ff249

Tetradic

  1. #496ff2
  2. #cc49f2
  3. #f2cc49
  4. #6ff249

Square

  1. #496ff2
  2. #f249c3
  3. #f2cc49
  4. #49f277

Monochromatic

  1. #0b2a97
  2. #103edf
  3. #496ff2
  4. #90a7f7
  5. #d8e0fc

Shades

#496ff2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496ff2
  2. #4264da
  3. #3a59c2
  4. #334ea9
  5. #2c4391
  6. #253879
  7. #1d2c61
  8. #162149
  9. #0f1630
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#496ff2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496ff2
  2. #5b7df3
  3. #6d8cf5
  4. #809af6
  5. #92a9f7
  6. #a4b7f9
  7. #b6c5fa
  8. #c8d4fb
  9. #dbe2fc
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496ff2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496ff2
  2. #4f71e7
  3. #5472db
  4. #5a74d0
  5. #5f76c4
  6. #6578b9
  7. #6a79ae
  8. #707ba2
  9. #757d97
  10. #7b7e8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6975b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0081f7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2b7af5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0671f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0083c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496ff2 {
  color: #496ff2;
}
Background
.bg-496ff2 {
  background-color: #496ff2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496ff2 {
  border: 2px solid #496ff2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496ff2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 111 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 87% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496ff2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496ff2, #7749f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496ff2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 111 242 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.25 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.76 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.23 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.52 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.52 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.15 #b6900d Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496ff2  rgb(73, 111, 242)  hsl(227, 87%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f2cc49  rgb(242, 204, 73)  hsl(47, 87%, 62%)  Saffron
#f2496f  rgb(242, 73, 111)  hsl(347, 87%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ff249  rgb(111, 242, 73)  hsl(107, 87%, 62%)  Neon Green