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#225BED

#225bed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#225bed is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.33% red, 35.69% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.65% cyan, 61.6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.15°, with 84.94% saturation and 53.14% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.29.

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Relative luminance0.1394

Complementary

  1. #225bed
  2. #edb422

Split complementary

  1. #225bed
  2. #ed4e22
  3. #c1ed22

Analogous

  1. #22c1ed
  2. #225bed
  3. #4e22ed

Triadic

  1. #225bed
  2. #ed225b
  3. #5bed22

Tetradic

  1. #225bed
  2. #b422ed
  3. #edb422
  4. #5bed22

Square

  1. #225bed
  2. #ed22c1
  3. #edb422
  4. #22ed4e

Monochromatic

  1. #09256d
  2. #0f3db4
  3. #225bed
  4. #6990f3
  5. #afc4f9

Shades

#225bed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #225bed
  2. #1f52d5
  3. #1b49be
  4. #1840a6
  5. #14378e
  6. #112e77
  7. #0e245f
  8. #0a1b47
  9. #07122f
  10. #030918
  11. #000000

Tints

#225bed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #225bed
  2. #386bef
  3. #4e7cf1
  4. #648cf2
  5. #7a9df4
  6. #91adf6
  7. #a7bdf8
  8. #bdcefa
  9. #d3defb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#225bed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #225bed
  2. #2b5fe2
  3. #3562d7
  4. #3e66cc
  5. #486ac1
  6. #516eb7
  7. #5a71ac
  8. #6475a1
  9. #6d7996
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5563ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-225bed {
  color: #225bed;
}
Background
.bg-225bed {
  background-color: #225bed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-225bed {
  border: 2px solid #225bed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #225bed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 34 91 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-225bed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #225bed, #4e22ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-225bed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(34 91 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.69 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.41 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.52 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.55 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.61 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.64 #dda412 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#225bed  rgb(34, 91, 237)  hsl(223, 85%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#edb422  rgb(237, 180, 34)  hsl(43, 85%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#ed225b  rgb(237, 34, 91)  hsl(343, 85%, 53%)  Amaranth
#5bed22  rgb(91, 237, 34)  hsl(103, 85%, 53%)  Harlequin