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#0159FC

#0159fc ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0159fc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.39% red, 34.9% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.6% cyan, 64.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 218.96°, with 99.21% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #0159fc
  2. #fca401

Split complementary

  1. #0159fc
  2. #fc2601
  3. #d7fc01

Analogous

  1. #01d7fc
  2. #0159fc
  3. #2601fc

Triadic

  1. #0159fc
  2. #fc0159
  3. #59fc01

Tetradic

  1. #0159fc
  2. #a401fc
  3. #fca401
  4. #59fc01

Square

  1. #0159fc
  2. #fc01d7
  3. #fca401
  4. #01fc26

Monochromatic

  1. #002364
  2. #013eb0
  3. #0159fc
  4. #4b8afe
  5. #97bcff

Shades

#0159fc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0159fc
  2. #0150e3
  3. #0147ca
  4. #013eb0
  5. #013597
  6. #012d7e
  7. #002465
  8. #001b4c
  9. #001232
  10. #000919
  11. #000000

Tints

#0159fc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0159fc
  2. #1a6afc
  3. #347afd
  4. #4d8bfd
  5. #679bfd
  6. #80acfe
  7. #99bdfe
  8. #b3cdfe
  9. #ccdefe
  10. #e6eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0159fc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0159fc
  2. #0e5df0
  3. #1a61e3
  4. #2765d7
  5. #3469ca
  6. #416dbe
  7. #4d70b2
  8. #5a74a5
  9. #677899
  10. #737c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5263b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ff9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006aff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005cfa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0159fc {
  color: #0159fc;
}
Background
.bg-0159fc {
  background-color: #0159fc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0159fc {
  border: 2px solid #0159fc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0159fc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 1 89 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 99% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0159fc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0159fc, #2601fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0159fc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(1 89 252 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.48 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.64 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.74 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.76 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.21 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.70 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.76 #fea603 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#0159fc  rgb(1, 89, 252)  hsl(219, 99%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fca401  rgb(252, 164, 1)  hsl(39, 99%, 50%)  Orange
#fc0159  rgb(252, 1, 89)  hsl(339, 99%, 50%)  Folly
#59fc01  rgb(89, 252, 1)  hsl(99, 99%, 50%)  Harlequin