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#205DEC

#205dec ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#205dec is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.55% red, 36.47% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 86.44% cyan, 60.59% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.06°, with 84.3% saturation and 52.55% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1419

Complementary

  1. #205dec
  2. #ecaf20

Split complementary

  1. #205dec
  2. #ec4920
  3. #c3ec20

Analogous

  1. #20c3ec
  2. #205dec
  3. #4920ec

Triadic

  1. #205dec
  2. #ec205d
  3. #5dec20

Tetradic

  1. #205dec
  2. #af20ec
  3. #ecaf20
  4. #5dec20

Square

  1. #205dec
  2. #ec20c3
  3. #ecaf20
  4. #20ec49

Monochromatic

  1. #09266a
  2. #0f3fb0
  3. #205dec
  4. #6690f2
  5. #adc3f8

Shades

#205dec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #205dec
  2. #1d54d4
  3. #1a4abd
  4. #1641a5
  5. #13388e
  6. #102f76
  7. #0d255e
  8. #0a1c47
  9. #06132f
  10. #030918
  11. #000000

Tints

#205dec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #205dec
  2. #366dee
  3. #4d7df0
  4. #638ef2
  5. #799ef4
  6. #90aef6
  7. #a6bef7
  8. #bccef9
  9. #d2dffb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#205dec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #205dec
  2. #2a61e1
  3. #3364d6
  4. #3d68cc
  5. #466bc1
  6. #506fb6
  7. #5a72ab
  8. #6376a0
  9. #6d7996
  10. #767d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5565ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006bef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005fea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-205dec {
  color: #205dec;
}
Background
.bg-205dec {
  background-color: #205dec;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-205dec {
  border: 2px solid #205dec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #205dec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 32 93 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 84% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-205dec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #205dec, #4920ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-205dec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(32 93 236 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.13 #1560bd Denim ΔE 6.97 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.00 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.56 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.08 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.17 #dfa213 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#205dec  rgb(32, 93, 236)  hsl(222, 84%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ecaf20  rgb(236, 175, 32)  hsl(42, 84%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#ec205d  rgb(236, 32, 93)  hsl(342, 84%, 53%)  Cerise
#5dec20  rgb(93, 236, 32)  hsl(102, 84%, 53%)  Harlequin