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#205BF3

#205bf3 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#205bf3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 35.69% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.83% cyan, 62.55% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 223.22°, with 89.79% 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 5.45:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.1426

Complementary

  1. #205bf3
  2. #f3b820

Split complementary

  1. #205bf3
  2. #f34e20
  3. #c5f320

Analogous

  1. #20c5f3
  2. #205bf3
  3. #4e20f3

Triadic

  1. #205bf3
  2. #f3205b
  3. #5bf320

Tetradic

  1. #205bf3
  2. #b820f3
  3. #f3b820
  4. #5bf320

Square

  1. #205bf3
  2. #f320c5
  3. #f3b820
  4. #20f34e

Monochromatic

  1. #062574
  2. #0a3cbc
  3. #205bf3
  4. #6990f7
  5. #b1c6fb

Shades

#205bf3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205bf3
  2. #1d52db
  3. #1a49c2
  4. #1640aa
  5. #133792
  6. #102e7a
  7. #0d2461
  8. #0a1b49
  9. #061231
  10. #030918
  11. #000000

Tints

#205bf3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205bf3
  2. #366bf4
  3. #4d7cf5
  4. #638cf7
  5. #799df8
  6. #90adf9
  7. #a6bdfa
  8. #bccefb
  9. #d2defd
  10. #e9effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205bf3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205bf3
  2. #2a5fe8
  3. #3362dc
  4. #3d66d1
  5. #466ac5
  6. #506eba
  7. #5a71ae
  8. #6375a3
  9. #6d7997
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00839f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ef1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205bf3 {
  color: #205bf3;
}
Background
.bg-205bf3 {
  background-color: #205bf3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205bf3 {
  border: 2px solid #205bf3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205bf3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 91 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 90% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205bf3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205bf3, #4e20f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205bf3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 91 243 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.97 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.80 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.43 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.49 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.81 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.03 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.24 #dfa40c Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#205bf3  rgb(32, 91, 243)  hsl(223, 90%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f3b820  rgb(243, 184, 32)  hsl(43, 90%, 54%)  Amber
#f3205b  rgb(243, 32, 91)  hsl(343, 90%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5bf320  rgb(91, 243, 32)  hsl(103, 90%, 54%)  Harlequin