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#0252FF

#0252ff ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#0252ff is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 0.78% red, 32.16% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 99.22% cyan, 67.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.03°, with 100% saturation and 50.39% 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. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 6.17.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1327

Complementary

  1. #0252ff
  2. #ffaf02

Split complementary

  1. #0252ff
  2. #ff3102
  3. #d0ff02

Analogous

  1. #02d0ff
  2. #0252ff
  3. #3102ff

Triadic

  1. #0252ff
  2. #ff0252
  3. #52ff02

Tetradic

  1. #0252ff
  2. #af02ff
  3. #ffaf02
  4. #52ff02

Square

  1. #0252ff
  2. #ff02d0
  3. #ffaf02
  4. #02ff31

Monochromatic

  1. #002168
  2. #0039b4
  3. #0252ff
  4. #4e86ff
  5. #9bbbff

Shades

#0252ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #0252ff
  2. #024ae6
  3. #0242cc
  4. #0139b3
  5. #013199
  6. #012980
  7. #012166
  8. #01194d
  9. #001033
  10. #00081a
  11. #000000

Tints

#0252ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #0252ff
  2. #1b63ff
  3. #3575ff
  4. #4e86ff
  5. #6797ff
  6. #81a9ff
  7. #9abaff
  8. #b3cbff
  9. #ccdcff
  10. #e6eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#0252ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #0252ff
  2. #0f57f2
  3. #1b5be6
  4. #2860d9
  5. #3464cc
  6. #4169c0
  7. #4e6eb3
  8. #5a72a6
  9. #677799
  10. #737b8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #666666 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #505fb8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005bfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0083a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0057fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0072ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-0252ff {
  color: #0252ff;
}
Background
.bg-0252ff {
  background-color: #0252ff;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-0252ff {
  border: 2px solid #0252ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #0252ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 2 82 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 100% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-0252ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0252ff, #3102ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-0252ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(2 82 255 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 6.17 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.84 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.35 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.51 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.05 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.25 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.80 #fdad00 Inverted #666666 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#0252ff  rgb(2, 82, 255)  hsl(221, 100%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ffaf02  rgb(255, 175, 2)  hsl(41, 100%, 50%)  Orange
#ff0252  rgb(255, 2, 82)  hsl(341, 100%, 50%)  Folly
#52ff02  rgb(82, 255, 2)  hsl(101, 100%, 50%)  Harlequin