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#1256FB

#1256fb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1256fb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.06% red, 33.73% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 92.83% cyan, 65.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 222.49°, with 96.68% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.14.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1375

Complementary

  1. #1256fb
  2. #fbb712

Split complementary

  1. #1256fb
  2. #fb4312
  3. #cbfb12

Analogous

  1. #12cbfb
  2. #1256fb
  3. #4312fb

Triadic

  1. #1256fb
  2. #fb1256
  3. #56fb12

Tetradic

  1. #1256fb
  2. #b712fb
  3. #fbb712
  4. #56fb12

Square

  1. #1256fb
  2. #fb12cb
  3. #fbb712
  4. #12fb43

Monochromatic

  1. #022372
  2. #033abd
  3. #1256fb
  4. #5d8cfc
  5. #a8c1fe

Shades

#1256fb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1256fb
  2. #104de2
  3. #0e45c9
  4. #0d3cb0
  5. #0b3497
  6. #092b7e
  7. #072264
  8. #051a4b
  9. #041132
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#1256fb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1256fb
  2. #2a67fb
  3. #4178fc
  4. #5989fc
  5. #719afd
  6. #89abfd
  7. #a0bbfd
  8. #b8ccfe
  9. #d0ddfe
  10. #e7eeff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1256fb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1256fb
  2. #1d5aef
  3. #285ee2
  4. #3363d6
  5. #3e67ca
  6. #496bbe
  7. #546fb1
  8. #5f73a5
  9. #6a7899
  10. #757c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5261b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005df8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0083a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0068fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005af9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1256fb {
  color: #1256fb;
}
Background
.bg-1256fb {
  background-color: #1256fb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1256fb {
  border: 2px solid #1256fb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1256fb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 18 86 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1256fb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1256fb, #4312fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1256fb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(18 86 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.14 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.38 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.02 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.49 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.73 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.73 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.00 #eda904 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#1256fb  rgb(18, 86, 251)  hsl(222, 97%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbb712  rgb(251, 183, 18)  hsl(42, 97%, 53%)  Amber
#fb1256  rgb(251, 18, 86)  hsl(342, 97%, 53%)  Folly
#56fb12  rgb(86, 251, 18)  hsl(102, 97%, 53%)  Harlequin