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#235EEE

#235eee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#235eee is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 36.86% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.29% cyan, 60.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 222.56°, 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #235eee
  2. #eeb323

Split complementary

  1. #235eee
  2. #ee4d23
  3. #c4ee23

Analogous

  1. #23c4ee
  2. #235eee
  3. #4d23ee

Triadic

  1. #235eee
  2. #ee235e
  3. #5eee23

Tetradic

  1. #235eee
  2. #b323ee
  3. #eeb323
  4. #5eee23

Square

  1. #235eee
  2. #ee23c4
  3. #eeb323
  4. #23ee4d

Monochromatic

  1. #09266f
  2. #0e3fb6
  3. #235eee
  4. #6a92f3
  5. #b1c6f9

Shades

#235eee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #235eee
  2. #2055d6
  3. #1c4bbe
  4. #1942a7
  5. #15388f
  6. #122f77
  7. #0e265f
  8. #0b1c47
  9. #071330
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#235eee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #235eee
  2. #396ef0
  3. #4f7ef1
  4. #658ef3
  5. #7b9ef5
  6. #91aff7
  7. #a7bff8
  8. #bdcffa
  9. #d3dffc
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#235eee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #235eee
  2. #2c61e3
  3. #3665d8
  4. #3f68cd
  5. #486cc2
  6. #526fb7
  7. #5b72ac
  8. #6476a1
  9. #6d7996
  10. #777d8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5666af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0074f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0061eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00849d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0060ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0076c3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-235eee {
  color: #235eee;
}
Background
.bg-235eee {
  background-color: #235eee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-235eee {
  border: 2px solid #235eee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #235eee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 94 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 86% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-235eee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #235eee, #4d23ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-235eee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 94 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 3.55 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.84 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.64 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.23 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.99 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.12 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.31 #dca111 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#235eee  rgb(35, 94, 238)  hsl(223, 86%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eeb323  rgb(238, 179, 35)  hsl(43, 86%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ee235e  rgb(238, 35, 94)  hsl(343, 86%, 54%)  Cerise
#5eee23  rgb(94, 238, 35)  hsl(103, 86%, 54%)  Harlequin