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#2255EB

#2255eb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2255eb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 33.33% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.53% cyan, 63.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 224.78°, with 83.4% saturation and 52.75% 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 5.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.89.

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Relative luminance0.1284

Complementary

  1. #2255eb
  2. #ebb822

Split complementary

  1. #2255eb
  2. #eb5422
  3. #b9eb22

Analogous

  1. #22b9eb
  2. #2255eb
  3. #5422eb

Triadic

  1. #2255eb
  2. #eb2255
  3. #55eb22

Tetradic

  1. #2255eb
  2. #b822eb
  3. #ebb822
  4. #55eb22

Square

  1. #2255eb
  2. #eb22b9
  3. #ebb822
  4. #22eb54

Monochromatic

  1. #0a226a
  2. #1039b1
  3. #2255eb
  4. #688bf1
  5. #aec1f8

Shades

#2255eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2255eb
  2. #1f4dd4
  3. #1b44bc
  4. #183ca5
  5. #14338d
  6. #112b76
  7. #0e225e
  8. #0a1a47
  9. #07112f
  10. #030918
  11. #000000

Tints

#2255eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2255eb
  2. #3866ed
  3. #4e77ef
  4. #6488f1
  5. #7a99f3
  6. #91aaf5
  7. #a7bbf7
  8. #bdccf9
  9. #d3ddfb
  10. #e9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2255eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2255eb
  2. #2b59e0
  3. #355ed6
  4. #3e62cb
  5. #4866c0
  6. #516bb6
  7. #5a6fab
  8. #6473a0
  9. #6d7795
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006ef0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005be8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0059e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #006fbf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2255eb {
  color: #2255eb;
}
Background
.bg-2255eb {
  background-color: #2255eb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2255eb {
  border: 2px solid #2255eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2255eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 85 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2255eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2255eb, #5422eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2255eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 85 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.43 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.48 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.53 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.08 #1560bd Denim ΔE 8.17 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.39 #ddaa14 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2255eb  rgb(34, 85, 235)  hsl(225, 83%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebb822  rgb(235, 184, 34)  hsl(45, 83%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#eb2255  rgb(235, 34, 85)  hsl(345, 83%, 53%)  Amaranth
#55eb22  rgb(85, 235, 34)  hsl(105, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green