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#162AFA

#162afa ≈ Ultramarine

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#162afa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 16.47% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.2% cyan, 83.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 234.74°, with 95.8% saturation and 53.33% 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 7.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.7.

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Relative luminance0.0873

Complementary

  1. #162afa
  2. #fae616

Split complementary

  1. #162afa
  2. #fa7416
  3. #9cfa16

Analogous

  1. #169cfa
  2. #162afa
  3. #7416fa

Triadic

  1. #162afa
  2. #fa162a
  3. #2afa16

Tetradic

  1. #162afa
  2. #e616fa
  3. #fae616
  4. #2afa16

Square

  1. #162afa
  2. #fa169c
  3. #fae616
  4. #16fa74

Monochromatic

  1. #020c74
  2. #0415bf
  3. #162afa
  4. #616efc
  5. #acb3fd

Shades

#162afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #162afa
  2. #1426e1
  3. #1222c8
  4. #0f1daf
  5. #0d1996
  6. #0b157d
  7. #091164
  8. #070d4b
  9. #040832
  10. #020419
  11. #000000

Tints

#162afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #162afa
  2. #2d3ffb
  3. #4555fb
  4. #5c6afc
  5. #737ffc
  6. #8b95fd
  7. #a2aafd
  8. #b9bffe
  9. #d0d4fe
  10. #e8eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#162afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #162afa
  2. #2133ee
  3. #2b3be2
  4. #3644d5
  5. #404cc9
  6. #4b55bd
  7. #565eb1
  8. #6066a5
  9. #6b6f98
  10. #75778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4346b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0047f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007096 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004ffd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003df8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005cc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-162afa {
  color: #162afa;
}
Background
.bg-162afa {
  background-color: #162afa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-162afa {
  border: 2px solid #162afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #162afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 42 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 235 96% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-162afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #162afa, #7416fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-162afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 42 250 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.70 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.71 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.82 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.80 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.00 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.58 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.15 #e9d505 Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#162afa  rgb(22, 42, 250)  hsl(235, 96%, 53%)  Ultramarine
#fae616  rgb(250, 230, 22)  hsl(55, 96%, 53%)  Aureolin
#fa162a  rgb(250, 22, 42)  hsl(355, 96%, 53%)  Tractor Red
#2afa16  rgb(42, 250, 22)  hsl(115, 96%, 53%)  Lime