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#1857EA

#1857ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#1857ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 34.12% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 89.74% cyan, 62.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 222°, with 83.33% saturation and 50.59% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.63.

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Relative luminance0.1295

Complementary

  1. #1857ea
  2. #eaab18

Split complementary

  1. #1857ea
  2. #ea4218
  3. #c0ea18

Analogous

  1. #18c0ea
  2. #1857ea
  3. #4218ea

Triadic

  1. #1857ea
  2. #ea1857
  3. #57ea18

Tetradic

  1. #1857ea
  2. #ab18ea
  3. #eaab18
  4. #57ea18

Square

  1. #1857ea
  2. #ea18c0
  3. #eaab18
  4. #18ea42

Monochromatic

  1. #092360
  2. #0f3da6
  3. #1857ea
  4. #5e8af0
  5. #a4bdf7

Shades

#1857ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #1857ea
  2. #164ed3
  3. #1346bb
  4. #113da4
  5. #0e348c
  6. #0c2c75
  7. #0a235e
  8. #071a46
  9. #05112f
  10. #020917
  11. #000000

Tints

#1857ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #1857ea
  2. #2f68ec
  3. #4679ee
  4. #5d89f0
  5. #749af2
  6. #8cabf5
  7. #a3bcf7
  8. #bacdf9
  9. #d1ddfb
  10. #e8eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#1857ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #1857ea
  2. #225bdf
  3. #2d5fd5
  4. #3763ca
  5. #4267c0
  6. #4c6cb5
  7. #5670aa
  8. #6174a0
  9. #6b7895
  10. #767c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5160ab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006fef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005be7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0066ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0071bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-1857ea {
  color: #1857ea;
}
Background
.bg-1857ea {
  background-color: #1857ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-1857ea {
  border: 2px solid #1857ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #1857ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 87 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-1857ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1857ea, #4218ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-1857ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 87 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.91 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.18 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.30 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.37 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.88 #e7a815 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#1857ea  rgb(24, 87, 234)  hsl(222, 83%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eaab18  rgb(234, 171, 24)  hsl(42, 83%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#ea1857  rgb(234, 24, 87)  hsl(342, 83%, 51%)  Amaranth
#57ea18  rgb(87, 234, 24)  hsl(102, 83%, 51%)  Harlequin