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#2428FA

#2428fa ≈ Ultramarine

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2428fa is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 15.69% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 85.6% cyan, 84% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 238.88°, with 95.54% saturation and 56.08% 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 7.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Ultramarine (#3f00ff), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.0879

Complementary

  1. #2428fa
  2. #faf624

Split complementary

  1. #2428fa
  2. #fa8b24
  3. #93fa24

Analogous

  1. #2493fa
  2. #2428fa
  3. #8b24fa

Triadic

  1. #2428fa
  2. #fa2428
  3. #28fa24

Tetradic

  1. #2428fa
  2. #f624fa
  3. #faf624
  4. #28fa24

Square

  1. #2428fa
  2. #fa2493
  3. #faf624
  4. #24fa8b

Monochromatic

  1. #030582
  2. #0508cd
  3. #2428fa
  4. #6f71fc
  5. #babbfd

Shades

#2428fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2428fa
  2. #2024e1
  3. #1d20c8
  4. #191caf
  5. #161896
  6. #12147d
  7. #0e1064
  8. #0b0c4b
  9. #070832
  10. #040419
  11. #000000

Tints

#2428fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2428fa
  2. #3a3efb
  3. #5053fb
  4. #6669fc
  5. #7c7efc
  6. #9294fd
  7. #a7a9fd
  8. #bdbffe
  9. #d3d4fe
  10. #e9eaff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2428fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2428fa
  2. #2d31ee
  3. #363ae2
  4. #4042d5
  5. #494bc9
  6. #5254bd
  7. #5b5db1
  8. #6466a5
  9. #6e6e98
  10. #77778c
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4546b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #005fff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0048f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #006f96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #004efd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #003df8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #005bc6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2428fa {
  color: #2428fa;
}
Background
.bg-2428fa {
  background-color: #2428fa;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2428fa {
  border: 2px solid #2428fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2428fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 40 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 96% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2428fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2428fa, #8b24fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2428fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 40 250 / 0.35);
}

#3f00ff Ultramarine ΔE 3.24 #5218fa Han Purple ΔE 3.29 #0000ff Blue ΔE 3.52 #6f00ff Electric Indigo ΔE 6.28 #1c39bb Persian Blue ΔE 8.29 #0000cd Medium Blue ΔE 8.55 #4f42b5 Ocean Blue ΔE 9.18 #dbd705 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Ultramarine
#2428fa  rgb(36, 40, 250)  hsl(239, 96%, 56%)  Ultramarine
#faf624  rgb(250, 246, 36)  hsl(59, 96%, 56%)  Lemon
#fa2428  rgb(250, 36, 40)  hsl(359, 96%, 56%)  Cinnabar
#28fa24  rgb(40, 250, 36)  hsl(119, 96%, 56%)  Lime