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#235CEE

#235cee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#235cee 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 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 61.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 223.15°, with 85.65% saturation and 53.53% 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 5.47:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.97.

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Relative luminance0.1418

Complementary

  1. #235cee
  2. #eeb523

Split complementary

  1. #235cee
  2. #ee4f23
  3. #c2ee23

Analogous

  1. #23c2ee
  2. #235cee
  3. #4f23ee

Triadic

  1. #235cee
  2. #ee235c
  3. #5cee23

Tetradic

  1. #235cee
  2. #b523ee
  3. #eeb523
  4. #5cee23

Square

  1. #235cee
  2. #ee23c2
  3. #eeb523
  4. #23ee4f

Monochromatic

  1. #09256f
  2. #0e3db6
  3. #235cee
  4. #6a91f3
  5. #b1c5f9

Shades

#235cee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #235cee
  2. #2053d6
  3. #1c4abe
  4. #1940a7
  5. #15378f
  6. #122e77
  7. #0e255f
  8. #0b1c47
  9. #071230
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#235cee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #235cee
  2. #396cf0
  3. #4f7df1
  4. #658df3
  5. #7b9df5
  6. #91aef7
  7. #a7bef8
  8. #bdcefa
  9. #d3defc
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#235cee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #235cee
  2. #2c60e3
  3. #3663d8
  4. #3f67cd
  5. #486ac2
  6. #526eb7
  7. #5b72ac
  8. #6475a1
  9. #6d7996
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #696969 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5564af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0073f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0060eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00829c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006af1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005eec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0075c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-235cee {
  color: #235cee;
}
Background
.bg-235cee {
  background-color: #235cee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-235cee {
  border: 2px solid #235cee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #235cee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 92 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-235cee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #235cee, #4f23ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-235cee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 92 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.97 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.40 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.28 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.44 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.66 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.78 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.84 #dca311 Inverted #696969 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#235cee  rgb(35, 92, 238)  hsl(223, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eeb523  rgb(238, 181, 35)  hsl(43, 86%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ee235c  rgb(238, 35, 92)  hsl(343, 86%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5cee23  rgb(92, 238, 35)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin