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#235AEF

#235aef ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#235aef is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 35.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.36% cyan, 62.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.82°, with 86.44% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.56:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.139

Complementary

  1. #235aef
  2. #efb823

Split complementary

  1. #235aef
  2. #ef5223
  3. #c0ef23

Analogous

  1. #23c0ef
  2. #235aef
  3. #5223ef

Triadic

  1. #235aef
  2. #ef235a
  3. #5aef23

Tetradic

  1. #235aef
  2. #b823ef
  3. #efb823
  4. #5aef23

Square

  1. #235aef
  2. #ef23c0
  3. #efb823
  4. #23ef52

Monochromatic

  1. #082471
  2. #0d3bb8
  3. #235aef
  4. #6a90f4
  5. #b2c5f9

Shades

#235aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #235aef
  2. #2051d7
  3. #1c48bf
  4. #193fa7
  5. #15368f
  6. #122d78
  7. #0e2460
  8. #0b1b48
  9. #071230
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#235aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #235aef
  2. #396bf1
  3. #4f7bf2
  4. #658cf4
  5. #7b9cf5
  6. #91adf7
  7. #a7bdf9
  8. #bdcefa
  9. #d3defc
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#235aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #235aef
  2. #2c5ee4
  3. #3662d9
  4. #3f65ce
  5. #4869c3
  6. #526db8
  7. #5b71ac
  8. #6475a1
  9. #6d7896
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5563af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0072f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ded ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0074c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-235aef {
  color: #235aef;
}
Background
.bg-235aef {
  background-color: #235aef;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-235aef {
  border: 2px solid #235aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #235aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 90 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-235aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #235aef, #5223ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-235aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 90 239 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.37 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.41 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.76 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.87 #dca510 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#235aef  rgb(35, 90, 239)  hsl(224, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#efb823  rgb(239, 184, 35)  hsl(44, 86%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ef235a  rgb(239, 35, 90)  hsl(344, 86%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5aef23  rgb(90, 239, 35)  hsl(104, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin