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#055EFE

#055efe ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#055efe is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 1.96% red, 36.86% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 98.03% cyan, 62.99% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 218.55°, with 99.2% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1519

Complementary

  1. #055efe
  2. #fea505

Split complementary

  1. #055efe
  2. #fe2805
  3. #dbfe05

Analogous

  1. #05dbfe
  2. #055efe
  3. #2805fe

Triadic

  1. #055efe
  2. #fe055e
  3. #5efe05

Tetradic

  1. #055efe
  2. #a505fe
  3. #fea505
  4. #5efe05

Square

  1. #055efe
  2. #fe05db
  3. #fea505
  4. #05fe28

Monochromatic

  1. #00266a
  2. #0141b6
  3. #055efe
  4. #518ffe
  5. #9dc0ff

Shades

#055efe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #055efe
  2. #0555e5
  3. #044bcb
  4. #0442b2
  5. #033898
  6. #032f7f
  7. #022666
  8. #021c4c
  9. #011333
  10. #010919
  11. #000000

Tints

#055efe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #055efe
  2. #1e6efe
  3. #377efe
  4. #508efe
  5. #699efe
  6. #82afff
  7. #9bbfff
  8. #b4cfff
  9. #cddfff
  10. #e6efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#055efe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #055efe
  2. #1161f1
  3. #1e65e5
  4. #2a68d8
  5. #366ccc
  6. #436fbf
  7. #4f72b2
  8. #5b76a6
  9. #677999
  10. #747d8d
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5567b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0078ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0062fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0089a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #007acf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-055efe {
  color: #055efe;
}
Background
.bg-055efe {
  background-color: #055efe;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-055efe {
  border: 2px solid #055efe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #055efe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 5 94 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 99% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-055efe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #055efe, #2805fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-055efe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(5 94 254 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.28 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.53 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.16 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.53 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.68 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.22 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.45 #faa101 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#055efe  rgb(5, 94, 254)  hsl(219, 99%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fea505  rgb(254, 165, 5)  hsl(39, 99%, 51%)  Orange
#fe055e  rgb(254, 5, 94)  hsl(339, 99%, 51%)  Folly
#5efe05  rgb(94, 254, 5)  hsl(99, 99%, 51%)  Harlequin