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#4E72F9

#4e72f9 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#4e72f9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 44.71% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.67% cyan, 54.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 227.37°, with 93.44% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.09.

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Relative luminance0.2049

Complementary

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #f9d54e

Split complementary

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #f9804e
  3. #c7f94e

Analogous

  1. #4ec7f9
  2. #4e72f9
  3. #804ef9

Triadic

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #f94e72
  3. #72f94e

Tetradic

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #d54ef9
  3. #f9d54e
  4. #72f94e

Square

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #f94ec7
  3. #f9d54e
  4. #4ef980

Monochromatic

  1. #0628a8
  2. #0839f2
  3. #4e72f9
  4. #98adfc
  5. #e2e8fe

Shades

#4e72f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #4667e0
  3. #3e5bc7
  4. #3750ae
  5. #2f4495
  6. #27397d
  7. #1f2e64
  8. #17224b
  9. #101732
  10. #080b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e72f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #6080fa
  3. #718efa
  4. #839cfb
  5. #95aafb
  6. #a7b9fc
  7. #b8c7fd
  8. #cad5fd
  9. #dce3fe
  10. #edf1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e72f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e72f9
  2. #5373ed
  3. #5875e1
  4. #5d76d5
  5. #6278c9
  6. #6779bd
  7. #6c7ab0
  8. #717ca4
  9. #767d98
  10. #7b7f8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d79bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0085fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0075f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0093aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #2e7efc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0f74f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0087cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e72f9 {
  color: #4e72f9;
}
Background
.bg-4e72f9 {
  background-color: #4e72f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4e72f9 {
  border: 2px solid #4e72f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e72f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 114 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 93% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e72f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e72f9, #804ef9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e72f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 114 249 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.09 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 4.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.77 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.84 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.97 #b18d06 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#4e72f9  rgb(78, 114, 249)  hsl(227, 93%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f9d54e  rgb(249, 213, 78)  hsl(47, 93%, 64%)  Mustard
#f94e72  rgb(249, 78, 114)  hsl(347, 93%, 64%)  Neon Fuchsia
#72f94e  rgb(114, 249, 78)  hsl(107, 93%, 64%)  Neon Green