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#235CED

#235ced ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#235ced is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 36.08% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.23% cyan, 61.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.07°, with 84.87% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.04.

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Relative luminance0.1413

Complementary

  1. #235ced
  2. #edb423

Split complementary

  1. #235ced
  2. #ed4f23
  3. #c1ed23

Analogous

  1. #23c1ed
  2. #235ced
  3. #4f23ed

Triadic

  1. #235ced
  2. #ed235c
  3. #5ced23

Tetradic

  1. #235ced
  2. #b423ed
  3. #edb423
  4. #5ced23

Square

  1. #235ced
  2. #ed23c1
  3. #edb423
  4. #23ed4f

Monochromatic

  1. #09256e
  2. #0f3eb5
  3. #235ced
  4. #6a90f3
  5. #b0c5f9

Shades

#235ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #235ced
  2. #2053d5
  3. #1c4abe
  4. #1940a6
  5. #15378e
  6. #122e77
  7. #0e255f
  8. #0b1c47
  9. #07122f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#235ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #235ced
  2. #396cef
  3. #4f7df1
  4. #658df2
  5. #7b9df4
  6. #91aef6
  7. #a7bef8
  8. #bdcefa
  9. #d3defb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#235ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #235ced
  2. #2c60e2
  3. #3663d7
  4. #3f67cc
  5. #486ac1
  6. #526eb7
  7. #5b72ac
  8. #6475a1
  9. #6d7996
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005eeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-235ced {
  color: #235ced;
}
Background
.bg-235ced {
  background-color: #235ced;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-235ced {
  border: 2px solid #235ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #235ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 92 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-235ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #235ced, #4f23ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-235ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 92 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.04 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.39 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.31 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.32 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.66 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.69 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.83 #dca312 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#235ced  rgb(35, 92, 237)  hsl(223, 85%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#edb423  rgb(237, 180, 35)  hsl(43, 85%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#ed235c  rgb(237, 35, 92)  hsl(343, 85%, 53%)  Amaranth
#5ced23  rgb(92, 237, 35)  hsl(103, 85%, 53%)  Harlequin