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#205BFB

#205bfb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#205bfb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 87.25% cyan, 63.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 223.84°, with 96.48% saturation and 55.49% 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 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1475

Complementary

  1. #205bfb
  2. #fbc020

Split complementary

  1. #205bfb
  2. #fb5320
  3. #c8fb20

Analogous

  1. #20c8fb
  2. #205bfb
  3. #5320fb

Triadic

  1. #205bfb
  2. #fb205b
  3. #5bfb20

Tetradic

  1. #205bfb
  2. #c020fb
  3. #fbc020
  4. #5bfb20

Square

  1. #205bfb
  2. #fb20c8
  3. #fbc020
  4. #20fb53

Monochromatic

  1. #022480
  2. #0439cb
  3. #205bfb
  4. #6b92fc
  5. #b6cafe

Shades

#205bfb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205bfb
  2. #1d52e2
  3. #1a49c9
  4. #1640b0
  5. #133797
  6. #102e7e
  7. #0d2464
  8. #0a1b4b
  9. #061232
  10. #030919
  11. #000000

Tints

#205bfb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205bfb
  2. #366bfb
  3. #4d7cfc
  4. #638cfc
  5. #799dfd
  6. #90adfd
  7. #a6bdfd
  8. #bccefe
  9. #d2defe
  10. #e9efff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205bfb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205bfb
  2. #2a5fef
  3. #3362e2
  4. #3d66d6
  5. #466aca
  6. #506ebe
  7. #5a71b1
  8. #6375a5
  9. #6d7999
  10. #767c8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5765b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cfe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ff9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0077cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205bfb {
  color: #205bfb;
}
Background
.bg-205bfb {
  background-color: #205bfb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205bfb {
  border: 2px solid #205bfb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205bfb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 91 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 96% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205bfb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205bfb, #5320fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205bfb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 91 251 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.08 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.31 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.48 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.07 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.91 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.96 #dfa404 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#205bfb  rgb(32, 91, 251)  hsl(224, 96%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#fbc020  rgb(251, 192, 32)  hsl(44, 96%, 55%)  Amber
#fb205b  rgb(251, 32, 91)  hsl(344, 96%, 55%)  Folly
#5bfb20  rgb(91, 251, 32)  hsl(104, 96%, 55%)  Harlequin