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#2456EA

#2456ea ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#2456ea is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.12% red, 33.73% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.62% cyan, 63.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 224.85°, with 82.5% saturation and 52.94% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 5.66.

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Web safe#3366ff
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Relative luminance0.1297

Complementary

  1. #2456ea
  2. #eab824

Split complementary

  1. #2456ea
  2. #ea5524
  3. #b9ea24

Analogous

  1. #24b9ea
  2. #2456ea
  3. #5524ea

Triadic

  1. #2456ea
  2. #ea2456
  3. #56ea24

Tetradic

  1. #2456ea
  2. #b824ea
  3. #eab824
  4. #56ea24

Square

  1. #2456ea
  2. #ea24b9
  3. #eab824
  4. #24ea55

Monochromatic

  1. #0a236b
  2. #1139b1
  3. #2456ea
  4. #6a8cf1
  5. #b0c2f7

Shades

#2456ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2456ea
  2. #204dd3
  3. #1d45bb
  4. #193ca4
  5. #16348c
  6. #122b75
  7. #0e225e
  8. #0b1a46
  9. #07112f
  10. #040917
  11. #000000

Tints

#2456ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2456ea
  2. #3a67ec
  3. #5078ee
  4. #6689f0
  5. #7c9af2
  6. #92abf5
  7. #a7bbf7
  8. #bdccf9
  9. #d3ddfb
  10. #e9eefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2456ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2456ea
  2. #2d5adf
  3. #365ed5
  4. #4063ca
  5. #4967c0
  6. #526bb5
  7. #5b6faa
  8. #6473a0
  9. #6e7895
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #656565 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #525fab ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #006eef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005ce7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #007d98 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0065ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005ae8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0070be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2456ea {
  color: #2456ea;
}
Background
.bg-2456ea {
  background-color: #2456ea;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-2456ea {
  border: 2px solid #2456ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2456ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 36 86 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2456ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2456ea, #5524ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2456ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(36 86 234 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.66 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.13 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 6.55 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 6.60 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.02 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.96 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.33 #dba915 Inverted #656565 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#2456ea  rgb(36, 86, 234)  hsl(225, 83%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eab824  rgb(234, 184, 36)  hsl(45, 83%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#ea2456  rgb(234, 36, 86)  hsl(345, 83%, 53%)  Amaranth
#56ea24  rgb(86, 234, 36)  hsl(105, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green