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#145AEF

#145aef ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#145aef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 7.84% red, 35.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.63% cyan, 62.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.82°, with 87.25% saturation and 50.78% 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 5.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.69.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1369

Complementary

  1. #145aef
  2. #efa914

Split complementary

  1. #145aef
  2. #ef3b14
  3. #c8ef14

Analogous

  1. #14c8ef
  2. #145aef
  3. #3b14ef

Triadic

  1. #145aef
  2. #ef145a
  3. #5aef14

Tetradic

  1. #145aef
  2. #a914ef
  3. #efa914
  4. #5aef14

Square

  1. #145aef
  2. #ef14c8
  3. #efa914
  4. #14ef3b

Monochromatic

  1. #072463
  2. #0c3fab
  3. #145aef
  4. #5c8cf4
  5. #a3bff9

Shades

#145aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #145aef
  2. #1251d7
  3. #1048bf
  4. #0e3fa7
  5. #0c368f
  6. #0a2d78
  7. #082460
  8. #061b48
  9. #041230
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#145aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #145aef
  2. #2c6bf1
  3. #437bf2
  4. #5b8cf4
  5. #729cf5
  6. #8aadf7
  7. #a1bdf9
  8. #b9cefa
  9. #d0defc
  10. #e8effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#145aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #145aef
  2. #1f5ee4
  3. #2a62d9
  4. #3465ce
  5. #3f69c3
  6. #4a6db8
  7. #5571ac
  8. #6075a1
  9. #6a7896
  10. #757c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #676767 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5262af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005eec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ced ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-145aef {
  color: #145aef;
}
Background
.bg-145aef {
  background-color: #145aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-145aef {
  border: 2px solid #145aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #145aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 20 90 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 87% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-145aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #145aef, #3b14ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-145aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(20 90 239 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.69 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.35 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.77 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.79 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.88 #eba510 Inverted #676767 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#145aef  rgb(20, 90, 239)  hsl(221, 87%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#efa914  rgb(239, 169, 20)  hsl(41, 87%, 51%)  Marigold
#ef145a  rgb(239, 20, 90)  hsl(341, 87%, 51%)  Amaranth
#5aef14  rgb(90, 239, 20)  hsl(101, 87%, 51%)  Harlequin