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#496FF4

#496ff4 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#496ff4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 28.63% red, 43.53% green and 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.08% cyan, 54.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 226.67°, 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 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.96.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1932

Complementary

  1. #496ff4
  2. #f4ce49

Split complementary

  1. #496ff4
  2. #f47949
  3. #c4f449

Analogous

  1. #49c4f4
  2. #496ff4
  3. #7949f4

Triadic

  1. #496ff4
  2. #f4496f
  3. #6ff449

Tetradic

  1. #496ff4
  2. #ce49f4
  3. #f4ce49
  4. #6ff449

Square

  1. #496ff4
  2. #f449c4
  3. #f4ce49
  4. #49f479

Monochromatic

  1. #092a9b
  2. #0e3de3
  3. #496ff4
  4. #91a8f8
  5. #d9e1fd

Shades

#496ff4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #496ff4
  2. #4264dc
  3. #3a59c3
  4. #334eab
  5. #2c4392
  6. #25387a
  7. #1d2c62
  8. #162149
  9. #0f1631
  10. #070b18
  11. #000000

Tints

#496ff4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #496ff4
  2. #5b7df5
  3. #6d8cf6
  4. #809af7
  5. #92a9f8
  6. #a4b7fa
  7. #b6c5fb
  8. #c8d4fc
  9. #dbe2fd
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#496ff4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #496ff4
  2. #4f71e8
  3. #5472dd
  4. #5a74d1
  5. #5f76c6
  6. #6578ba
  7. #6a79ae
  8. #707ba3
  9. #757d97
  10. #7b7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6975b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0072f1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #297bf7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0071f2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0084ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-496ff4 {
  color: #496ff4;
}
Background
.bg-496ff4 {
  background-color: #496ff4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-496ff4 {
  border: 2px solid #496ff4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #496ff4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 73 111 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 89% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-496ff4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #496ff4, #7949f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-496ff4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(73 111 244 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.45 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 3.79 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.15 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.66 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.32 #b6900b Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#496ff4  rgb(73, 111, 244)  hsl(227, 89%, 62%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f4ce49  rgb(244, 206, 73)  hsl(47, 89%, 62%)  Mustard
#f4496f  rgb(244, 73, 111)  hsl(347, 89%, 62%)  Neon Fuchsia
#6ff449  rgb(111, 244, 73)  hsl(107, 89%, 62%)  Neon Green