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#1856EF

#1856ef ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1856ef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 33.73% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.96% cyan, 64.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.7°, with 87.04% saturation and 51.57% 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 5.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.57.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1308

Complementary

  1. #1856ef
  2. #efb118

Split complementary

  1. #1856ef
  2. #ef4618
  3. #c1ef18

Analogous

  1. #18c1ef
  2. #1856ef
  3. #4618ef

Triadic

  1. #1856ef
  2. #ef1856
  3. #56ef18

Tetradic

  1. #1856ef
  2. #b118ef
  3. #efb118
  4. #56ef18

Square

  1. #1856ef
  2. #ef18c1
  3. #efb118
  4. #18ef46

Monochromatic

  1. #072367
  2. #0c3bae
  3. #1856ef
  4. #608af4
  5. #a7bff9

Shades

#1856ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1856ef
  2. #164dd7
  3. #1345bf
  4. #113ca7
  5. #0e348f
  6. #0c2b78
  7. #0a2260
  8. #071a48
  9. #051130
  10. #020918
  11. #000000

Tints

#1856ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1856ef
  2. #2f67f1
  3. #4678f2
  4. #5d89f4
  5. #749af5
  6. #8cabf7
  7. #a3bbf9
  8. #baccfa
  9. #d1ddfc
  10. #e8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1856ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1856ef
  2. #225ae4
  3. #2d5ed9
  4. #3763ce
  5. #4267c3
  6. #4c6bb8
  7. #566fac
  8. #6173a1
  9. #6b7896
  10. #767c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5160ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ff4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005cec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007f9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1856ef {
  color: #1856ef;
}
Background
.bg-1856ef {
  background-color: #1856ef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1856ef {
  border: 2px solid #1856ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1856ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 86 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 87% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1856ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1856ef, #4618ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1856ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 86 239 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.57 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.19 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.98 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.04 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.08 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.78 #e7a910 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#1856ef  rgb(24, 86, 239)  hsl(223, 87%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#efb118  rgb(239, 177, 24)  hsl(43, 87%, 52%)  Amber
#ef1856  rgb(239, 24, 86)  hsl(343, 87%, 52%)  Amaranth
#56ef18  rgb(86, 239, 24)  hsl(103, 87%, 52%)  Harlequin