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#185CFB

#185cfb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#185cfb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 9.41% red, 36.08% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 90.44% cyan, 63.35% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 222.03°, with 96.6% saturation and 53.92% 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 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.54.

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Web safe#0066ff
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Relative luminance0.1481

Complementary

  1. #185cfb
  2. #fbb718

Split complementary

  1. #185cfb
  2. #fb4618
  3. #cdfb18

Analogous

  1. #18cdfb
  2. #185cfb
  3. #4618fb

Triadic

  1. #185cfb
  2. #fb185c
  3. #5cfb18

Tetradic

  1. #185cfb
  2. #b718fb
  3. #fbb718
  4. #5cfb18

Square

  1. #185cfb
  2. #fb18cd
  3. #fbb718
  4. #18fb46

Monochromatic

  1. #022578
  2. #033dc3
  3. #185cfb
  4. #6391fc
  5. #aec6fe

Shades

#185cfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #185cfb
  2. #1653e2
  3. #134ac9
  4. #1140b0
  5. #0e3797
  6. #0c2e7e
  7. #0a2564
  8. #071c4b
  9. #051232
  10. #020919
  11. #000000

Tints

#185cfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #185cfb
  2. #2f6cfb
  3. #467dfc
  4. #5d8dfc
  5. #749dfd
  6. #8caefd
  7. #a3befd
  8. #bacefe
  9. #d1defe
  10. #e8efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#185cfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #185cfb
  2. #2260ef
  3. #2d63e2
  4. #3767d6
  5. #426aca
  6. #4c6ebe
  7. #5672b1
  8. #6175a5
  9. #6b7999
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5666b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0087a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ff9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-185cfb {
  color: #185cfb;
}
Background
.bg-185cfb {
  background-color: #185cfb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-185cfb {
  border: 2px solid #185cfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #185cfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 24 92 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-185cfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #185cfb, #4618fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-185cfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(24 92 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.82 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.92 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.44 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.64 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 9.13 #e7a304 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#185cfb  rgb(24, 92, 251)  hsl(222, 97%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbb718  rgb(251, 183, 24)  hsl(42, 97%, 54%)  Amber
#fb185c  rgb(251, 24, 92)  hsl(342, 97%, 54%)  Folly
#5cfb18  rgb(92, 251, 24)  hsl(102, 97%, 54%)  Harlequin