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#255AEB

#255aeb ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255aeb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.51% red, 35.29% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.26% cyan, 61.7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 223.94°, with 83.19% saturation and 53.33% 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 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.58.

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Relative luminance0.137

Complementary

  1. #255aeb
  2. #ebb625

Split complementary

  1. #255aeb
  2. #eb5325
  3. #bdeb25

Analogous

  1. #25bdeb
  2. #255aeb
  3. #5325eb

Triadic

  1. #255aeb
  2. #eb255a
  3. #5aeb25

Tetradic

  1. #255aeb
  2. #b625eb
  3. #ebb625
  4. #5aeb25

Square

  1. #255aeb
  2. #eb25bd
  3. #ebb625
  4. #25eb53

Monochromatic

  1. #0a246d
  2. #103cb3
  3. #255aeb
  4. #6b8ff1
  5. #b1c4f8

Shades

#255aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255aeb
  2. #2151d4
  3. #1e48bc
  4. #1a3fa5
  5. #16368d
  6. #132d76
  7. #0f245e
  8. #0b1b47
  9. #07122f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255aeb
  2. #3b6bed
  3. #517bef
  4. #668cf1
  5. #7c9cf3
  6. #92adf5
  7. #a8bdf7
  8. #becef9
  9. #d3defb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255aeb
  2. #2e5ee0
  3. #3762d6
  4. #4065cb
  5. #4969c0
  6. #536db6
  7. #5c71ab
  8. #6575a0
  9. #6e7895
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5462ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fe8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005de9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255aeb {
  color: #255aeb;
}
Background
.bg-255aeb {
  background-color: #255aeb;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255aeb {
  border: 2px solid #255aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 90 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255aeb, #5325eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 90 235 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.58 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.95 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.22 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.28 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.32 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.44 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.01 #daa514 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255aeb  rgb(37, 90, 235)  hsl(224, 83%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#ebb625  rgb(235, 182, 37)  hsl(44, 83%, 53%)  Meat Brown
#eb255a  rgb(235, 37, 90)  hsl(344, 83%, 53%)  Amaranth
#5aeb25  rgb(90, 235, 37)  hsl(104, 83%, 53%)  Neon Green