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#255AED

#255aed ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#255aed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 84.39% cyan, 62.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 224.1°, with 84.75% saturation and 53.73% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.45.

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Relative luminance0.1382

Complementary

  1. #255aed
  2. #edb825

Split complementary

  1. #255aed
  2. #ed5425
  3. #beed25

Analogous

  1. #25beed
  2. #255aed
  3. #5425ed

Triadic

  1. #255aed
  2. #ed255a
  3. #5aed25

Tetradic

  1. #255aed
  2. #b825ed
  3. #edb825
  4. #5aed25

Square

  1. #255aed
  2. #ed25be
  3. #edb825
  4. #25ed54

Monochromatic

  1. #092470
  2. #0f3bb6
  3. #255aed
  4. #6c8ff3
  5. #b2c5f9

Shades

#255aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #255aed
  2. #2151d5
  3. #1e48be
  4. #1a3fa6
  5. #16368e
  6. #132d77
  7. #0f245f
  8. #0b1b47
  9. #07122f
  10. #040918
  11. #000000

Tints

#255aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #255aed
  2. #3b6bef
  3. #517bf1
  4. #668cf2
  5. #7c9cf4
  6. #92adf6
  7. #a8bdf8
  8. #becefa
  9. #d3defb
  10. #e9effd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#255aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #255aed
  2. #2e5ee2
  3. #3762d7
  4. #4065cc
  5. #4969c1
  6. #536db7
  7. #5c71ac
  8. #6575a1
  9. #6e7896
  10. #777c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #686868 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #5563ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0071f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #005fea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00819b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #0069f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #005deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-255aed {
  color: #255aed;
}
Background
.bg-255aed {
  background-color: #255aed;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-255aed {
  border: 2px solid #255aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #255aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 37 90 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-255aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #255aed, #5425ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-255aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(37 90 237 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 4.96 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 7.17 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 7.31 #0f52ba Sapphire ΔE 7.57 #1560bd Denim ΔE 7.66 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.95 #daa512 Inverted #686868 Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#255aed  rgb(37, 90, 237)  hsl(224, 85%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#edb825  rgb(237, 184, 37)  hsl(44, 85%, 54%)  Meat Brown
#ed255a  rgb(237, 37, 90)  hsl(344, 85%, 54%)  Amaranth
#5aed25  rgb(90, 237, 37)  hsl(104, 85%, 54%)  Neon Green