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#235FF3

#235ff3 ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#235ff3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 13.73% red, 37.25% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.6% cyan, 60.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 222.69°, with 89.66% saturation and 54.51% 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 5.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 2.99.

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Relative luminance0.1501

Complementary

  1. #235ff3
  2. #f3b723

Split complementary

  1. #235ff3
  2. #f34f23
  3. #c7f323

Analogous

  1. #23c7f3
  2. #235ff3
  3. #4f23f3

Triadic

  1. #235ff3
  2. #f3235f
  3. #5ff323

Tetradic

  1. #235ff3
  2. #b723f3
  3. #f3b723
  4. #5ff323

Square

  1. #235ff3
  2. #f323c7
  3. #f3b723
  4. #23f34f

Monochromatic

  1. #062777
  2. #0a3fbf
  3. #235ff3
  4. #6c94f7
  5. #b4c9fb

Shades

#235ff3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #235ff3
  2. #2056db
  3. #1c4cc2
  4. #1943aa
  5. #153992
  6. #12307a
  7. #0e2661
  8. #0b1d49
  9. #071331
  10. #040a18
  11. #000000

Tints

#235ff3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #235ff3
  2. #396ff4
  3. #4f7ff5
  4. #658ff7
  5. #7b9ff8
  6. #91aff9
  7. #a7bffa
  8. #bdcffb
  9. #d3dffd
  10. #e9effe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#235ff3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #235ff3
  2. #2c62e8
  3. #3666dc
  4. #3f69d1
  5. #486cc5
  6. #5270ba
  7. #5b73ae
  8. #6476a3
  9. #6d7997
  10. #777d8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5867b3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0076f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0063f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0086a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #006df6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0061f1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0078c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-235ff3 {
  color: #235ff3;
}
Background
.bg-235ff3 {
  background-color: #235ff3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-235ff3 {
  border: 2px solid #235ff3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #235ff3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 35 95 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 90% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-235ff3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #235ff3, #4f23f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-235ff3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(35 95 243 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 2.99 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 3.71 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 6.20 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.77 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 8.26 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 8.62 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 8.70 #dca00c Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#235ff3  rgb(35, 95, 243)  hsl(223, 90%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#f3b723  rgb(243, 183, 35)  hsl(43, 90%, 55%)  Amber
#f3235f  rgb(243, 35, 95)  hsl(343, 90%, 55%)  Amaranth
#5ff323  rgb(95, 243, 35)  hsl(103, 90%, 55%)  Harlequin