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#165BFC

#165bfc ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#165bfc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 8.63% red, 35.69% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 91.27% cyan, 63.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 97.46% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.34:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.1468

Complementary

  1. #165bfc
  2. #fcb716

Split complementary

  1. #165bfc
  2. #fc4416
  3. #cefc16

Analogous

  1. #16cefc
  2. #165bfc
  3. #4416fc

Triadic

  1. #165bfc
  2. #fc165b
  3. #5bfc16

Tetradic

  1. #165bfc
  2. #b716fc
  3. #fcb716
  4. #5bfc16

Square

  1. #165bfc
  2. #fc16ce
  3. #fcb716
  4. #16fc44

Monochromatic

  1. #022577
  2. #033cc3
  3. #165bfc
  4. #6290fd
  5. #adc5fe

Shades

#165bfc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #165bfc
  2. #1452e3
  3. #1249ca
  4. #0f40b0
  5. #0d3797
  6. #0b2e7e
  7. #092465
  8. #071b4c
  9. #041232
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#165bfc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #165bfc
  2. #2d6bfc
  3. #457cfd
  4. #5c8cfd
  5. #739dfd
  6. #8badfe
  7. #a2bdfe
  8. #b9cefe
  9. #d0defe
  10. #e8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#165bfc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #165bfc
  2. #215ff0
  3. #2b62e3
  4. #3666d7
  5. #406aca
  6. #4b6ebe
  7. #5671b2
  8. #6075a5
  9. #6b7999
  10. #757c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.94:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5565b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0087a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005efa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-165bfc {
  color: #165bfc;
}
Background
.bg-165bfc {
  background-color: #165bfc;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-165bfc {
  border: 2px solid #165bfc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #165bfc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 22 91 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-165bfc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #165bfc, #4416fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-165bfc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(22 91 252 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.79 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.12 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.77 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.80 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.14 #e9a403 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#165bfc  rgb(22, 91, 252)  hsl(222, 97%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fcb716  rgb(252, 183, 22)  hsl(42, 97%, 54%)  Amber
#fc165b  rgb(252, 22, 91)  hsl(342, 97%, 54%)  Folly
#5bfc16  rgb(91, 252, 22)  hsl(102, 97%, 54%)  Harlequin