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#2156EA

#2156ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2156ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 12.94% red, 33.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.9% cyan, 63.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 224.18°, with 82.72% saturation and 52.35% 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 5.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.71.

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Relative luminance0.1292

Complementary

  1. #2156ea
  2. #eab521

Split complementary

  1. #2156ea
  2. #ea5021
  3. #baea21

Analogous

  1. #21baea
  2. #2156ea
  3. #5021ea

Triadic

  1. #2156ea
  2. #ea2156
  3. #56ea21

Tetradic

  1. #2156ea
  2. #b521ea
  3. #eab521
  4. #56ea21

Square

  1. #2156ea
  2. #ea21ba
  3. #eab521
  4. #21ea50

Monochromatic

  1. #0a2368
  2. #103aae
  3. #2156ea
  4. #678bf1
  5. #adc0f7

Shades

#2156ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2156ea
  2. #1e4dd3
  3. #1a45bb
  4. #173ca4
  5. #14348c
  6. #112b75
  7. #0d225e
  8. #0a1a46
  9. #07112f
  10. #030917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2156ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2156ea
  2. #3767ec
  3. #4d78ee
  4. #6489f0
  5. #7a9af2
  6. #90abf5
  7. #a6bbf7
  8. #bcccf9
  9. #d3ddfb
  10. #e9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2156ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2156ea
  2. #2b5adf
  3. #345ed5
  4. #3e63ca
  5. #4767c0
  6. #516bb5
  7. #5a6faa
  8. #6473a0
  9. #6d7895
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007e98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2156ea {
  color: #2156ea;
}
Background
.bg-2156ea {
  background-color: #2156ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2156ea {
  border: 2px solid #2156ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2156ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 33 86 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2156ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2156ea, #5021ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2156ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(33 86 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.71 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.15 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.68 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.75 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 6.92 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.84 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.47 #dea915 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2156ea  rgb(33, 86, 234)  hsl(224, 83%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eab521  rgb(234, 181, 33)  hsl(44, 83%, 52%)  Meat Brown
#ea2156  rgb(234, 33, 86)  hsl(344, 83%, 52%)  Amaranth
#56ea21  rgb(86, 234, 33)  hsl(104, 83%, 52%)  Neon Green